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Inclemency

Inclemency Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Inclemency? [n] excessive sternness; "severity of character"; "the harshness of his punishment was inhuman"; "the rigors of boot camp" [n] weather unsuitable for outdoor activities Synonyms \| Synonyms for Inclemency: bad weather \| hardness \| harshness \| inclementness \| rigor \| rigour \| severity \| stiffness Related Terms \| Find terms related to Inclemency: absolute zero \| acuteness \| algidity \| animality \| astringency \| atrocity \| austerity \| barbarity \| bitterness \| bleakness \| bloodlust \| briskness \| brutality \| chill \| chilliness \| cold \| coldness \| cool \| coolness \| coolth \| crispness \| cruelty \| cryogenics \| cryology \| decrease in temperature \| destructiveness \| extremity \| ferociousness \| fierceness \| flintiness \| force \| freezing point \| freshness \| frigidity \| frostiness \| furiousness \| gelidity \| grimness \| hardness \| harshness \| heartlessness \| iciness \| impetuosity \| inexorableness \| inhumanity \| intense cold \| intensity \| keenness \| low temperature \| malignity \| mercilessness \| mindlessness \| murderousness \| nip \| nippiness \| pitilessness \| rawness \| relentlessness \| remorselessness \| rigor \| roughness \| ruthlessness \| savagery \| severity \| sharp air \| sharpness \| short shrift \| sternness \| stringency \| tender mercies \| terrorism \| uncompassionateness \| unfeelingness \| unforgivingness \| ungentleness \| unmercifulness \| unremorsefulness \| unsympatheticness \| unyieldingness \| vandalism \| vehemence \| venom \| viciousness \| violence \| virulence See Also \| atmospheric condition \| cloud cover \| cloudiness \| overcast \| raw weather \| sternness \| storminess \| strictness \| turbulence \| weather \| weather condition Inclemency In Webster's Dictionary \Inclem"ency\, n.; pl. {Inclemencies}. [L. inclementia: cf. F. incl['e]mence.] 1. The state or quality of being inclement; want of clemency; want of mildness of temper; unmercifulness; severity. The inclemency of the late pope. --Bp. Hall. 2. Physical severity or harshness (commonly in respect to the elements or weather); roughness; storminess; rigor; severe cold, wind, rain, or snow. The inclemencies of morning air. --Pope. The rude inclemency of wintry skies. --Cowper. Syn: Harshness; severity; cruelty; rigor; roughness; storminess; boisterousness.

Inclemency Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Inclemency?

[n] excessive sternness; "severity of character"; "the harshness of his punishment was inhuman"; "the rigors of boot camp"
[n] weather unsuitable for outdoor activities

Inclemency In Webster's Dictionary

\In*clem"en*cy\, n.; pl. {Inclemencies}. [L.
inclementia: cf. F. incl['e]mence.]
1. The state or quality of being inclement; want of clemency;
   want of mildness of temper; unmercifulness; severity.

         The inclemency of the late pope.      --Bp. Hall.

2. Physical severity or harshness (commonly in respect to the
   elements or weather); roughness; storminess; rigor; severe
   cold, wind, rain, or snow.

         The inclemencies of morning air.      --Pope.

         The rude inclemency of wintry skies.  --Cowper.

Syn: Harshness; severity; cruelty; rigor; roughness;
     storminess; boisterousness.

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