Dictionary entry

Inclement

Webster's Dictionary 1913

In‐clem″ent (?), a. [L. inclemens; pref. in- not + clemens mild: cf. F. inclément. 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.