inclement : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: inclement	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for inclement
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
inclement adj (of weather or climate) severe Antonym(s): clement used of persons or behavior; showing no clemency or mercy; "the harsh sentence of an inclement judge" Antonym(s): clement
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Inclement \Inclem"ent\, a. [L. inclemens; pref. in- not + clemens mild: cf. F. incl[82]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.