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in·clem·ent    Audio Help   (ĭn-klěm'ənt)  Pronunciation Key  adj.   Stormy: inclement weather. Showing no clemency; unmerciful. in·clem'en·cy n., in·clem'ent·ly adv.

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inclemency
noun
1.	weather unsuitable for outdoor activities [syn: bad weather] [ant: good weather]
2.	excessive sternness; "severity of character"; "the harshness of his punishment was inhuman"; "the rigors of boot camp"

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Inclemency

In*clem"en*cy\, n.; pl. Inclemencies. [L. inclementia: cf. F. incl['e]mence.]

1. The state or quality of being inclement; want of clemency; want of mildness of temper; unmercifulness; severity.

The inclemency of the late pope. --Bp. Hall.

2. Physical severity or harshness (commonly in respect to the elements or weather); roughness; storminess; rigor; severe cold, wind, rain, or snow.

The inclemencies of morning air. --Pope.

The rude inclemency of wintry skies. --Cowper.

Syn: Harshness; severity; cruelty; rigor; roughness; storminess; boisterousness.

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