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inclement (adj.)

1660s, from French inclément (16c.) and directly from Latin inclementem (nominative inclemens) "harsh, unmerciful," from in- "not, opposite of, without" (see in- (1)) + clementem "mild, placid." "Limitation to weather is curious" [Weekley].

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Definitions of inclement from WordNet

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