About The Word Inclemency
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Inclemency
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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 \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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