Hypertext Webster Gateway: "inclement"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Inclement \In*clem"ent\, a. [L. inclemens; pref. in- not +
clemens mild: cf. F. incl['e]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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
inclement
adj 1: (of weather of climate) physically severe [ant: {clement}]
2: used of persons or behavior; showing no clemency or mercy;
"the harse sentence of an inclement judge" [ant: {clement}]
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