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  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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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