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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Inclement \In*clem"ent\, a. [L. inclemens; pref. in- not + clemens mild: cf F. incl['e]ment. See {Clement}.] 1. Not clement; destitute of a mild and kind temper; void of tenderness; unmerciful; severe; harsh. 2. Physically severe or harsh (generally restricted to the elements or weather); rough; boisterous; stormy; rigorously cold, etc.; as inclement weather. --Cowper. The guard the wretched from the inclement sky. --Pope. Teach us further by what means to shun The inclement seasons, rain, ice, hail, and snow! --Milton. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: inclement adj 1: (of weather of climate) physically severe [ant: {clement}] 2: used of persons or behavior; showing no clemency or mercy; "the harse sentence of an inclement judge" [ant: {clement}]
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