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inclement

Pronunciation: /ɪnˈklɛm.ənt/

The English word “inclement” has 3 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Stormy, of rough weather; not clement.
  2. Merciless, unrelenting.
  3. Unmercifully severe in temper or action.

Etymology

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

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