inclement

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inclement

/ɪnˈklɛm.ənt/ UK, US
/ˈɪn.kləm.ənt/ UK, US

Where it comes from

From Latin inclēmēns (“unmerciful, severe”), from in- (“not”) + clēmēns (“mild, placid”).

adjective more inclement · most inclement

Stormy, of rough weather; not clement. inclement weather
Similar: foul
obsolete Merciless, unrelenting. He lived in the world, as the last of the Grisly Bears lived in settled Missouri. And as when Spring and Summer had departed, that wild Logan of the woods, burying himself in the hollow of a tree, lived out the winter there, sucking his own paws; so, in his inclement, howling old age, Ahab’s soul, s
Similar: pitiless, remorseless, unmerciful, unyielding, barbarous, bowelless, brutal, compassionless, cruel, flagitious, demonic, despiteful
archaic Unmercifully severe in temper or action.

Opposite: clement

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adjective

Opposite: clement

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adj stormy

Español	inclemente, destemplado, desapacible, tempestuoso, borrascoso
Русский	суро́вый suróvyj, ненастный nenastnyj

adj merciless

Español	inclemente
Français	inclément
Italiano	inclemente
Русский	беспоща́дный bespoščádnyj

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@misc{inclement_2026,
  title = {inclement},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/inclement},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}