inclement

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪnˈklɛmənt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ɪnˈklɛmənt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(in klem′ənt)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
in•clem•ent /ɪnˈklɛmənt/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. Meteorologystormy;
    bad:inclement weather.
  2. not kind or merciful.
in•clem•en•cy, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
in•clem•ent  (in klem′ənt),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Meteorology(of the weather, the elements, etc.) severe, rough, or harsh;
    stormy.
  2. not kind or merciful.
  • Latin inclēment-, equivalent. to in- in-3 + clēment- (stem of clēmēns) clement
  • 1615–25
in•clem′en•cy, in•clem′ent•ness, n. 
in•clem′ent•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
inclement /ɪnˈklɛmənt/ adj
  1. (of weather) stormy, severe, or tempestuous
  2. harsh, severe, or merciless
inˈclemency, inˈclementness n inˈclemently adv
'inclement' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
bad - call - nasty - rigorous - unkindly

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