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Inclemency

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in·clem·ent  (n-klmnt)
adj.
1. Stormy: inclement weather.
2. Showing no clemency; unmerciful.
in·clemen·cy n.
in·clement·ly adv.
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Noun1.Inclemencyinclemency - weather unsuitable for outdoor activities
bad weather, inclementness
atmospheric condition, weather, weather condition, conditions - the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation; "they were hoping for good weather"; "every day we have weather conditions and yesterday was no exception"; "the conditions were too rainy for playing in the snow"
raw weather - unpleasantly cold and damp weather
storminess - the state of being stormy; "he dreaded the storminess of the North Atlantic in winter"
cloud cover, cloudiness, overcast - the state of the sky when it is covered by clouds
turbulence - instability in the atmosphere
2.inclemency - excessive sternness; "severity of character"; "the harshness of his punishment was inhuman"; "the rigors of boot camp"
rigorousness, rigourousness, rigour, rigor, harshness, severeness, severity, stiffness, hardness
sternness, strictness - uncompromising resolution


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Perhaps she was afraid that the venerable chair, by being exposed to the inclemency of a September gale, might get the rheumatism in its aged joints.
Grandfather's Chair by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
The mighty cork trees, unenforced save of their own courtesy, shed the broad light bark that served at first to roof the houses supported by rude stakes, a protection against the inclemency of heaven alone.
Don Quixote by Cervantes, Miguel View in context
When I was thirteen years of age we all went on a party of pleasure to the baths near Thonon; the inclemency of the weather obliged us to remain a day confined to the inn.
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