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1.
(of the weather, the elements, etc.) severe, rough, or harsh; stormy.
2.
not kind or merciful.
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| Main Entry: | inclement1 |
| Part of Speech: | adj |
| Definition: | rough, harsh; extreme, severe |
| Etymology: | Latin in- + clementem 'mild' |
| Usage: | meteorology |
| Main Entry: | inclement2 |
| Part of Speech: | adj |
| Definition: | severe, unrelenting; cruel |
| Etymology: | Latin in- + clementem 'mild' |
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Word Origin & History
inclement
1559 (implied in inclemency), from L. inclementem (nom. inclemens) "harsh, unmerciful," from in- "not" + clementem "mild, placid." "Limitation to weather is curious" [Weekley].
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