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inclement

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in⋅clem⋅ent

  [in-klem-uhnt]
–adjective
1. (of the weather, the elements, etc.) severe, rough, or harsh; stormy.
2. not kind or merciful.
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Origin:
1615–25; < L inclēment-, equiv. to in- in- 3 + clēment- (s. of clēmēns) clement

Related forms:
in⋅clem⋅en⋅cy, in⋅clem⋅ent⋅ness, noun
in⋅clem⋅ent⋅ly, adverb
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in·clem·ent   (ĭn-klěm'ənt)   
adj.  

  1. Stormy: inclement weather.

  2. Showing no clemency; unmerciful.

in·clem'en·cy n., in·clem'ent·ly adv.
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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].
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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