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inclement

/ɪnˈklɛm.ənt/ adjective

In Latin: inclēmēns Wiktionary

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about inclement at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. (of weather or climate) severe.
  2. Used of persons or behavior; showing no clemency or mercy.
    the harsh sentence of an inclement judge

Origin

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

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