"inclement" meaning in English

See inclement in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ɪnˈklɛm.ənt/ [UK, US], /ˈɪn.kləm.ənt/ [UK, US] Audio: en-us-inclement.ogg [US], en-au-inclement.ogg [Australia] Forms: more inclement [comparative], most inclement [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin inclēmēns (“unmerciful, severe”), from in- (“not”) + clēmēns (“mild, placid”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|inclēmēns|t=unmerciful, severe}} Latin inclēmēns (“unmerciful, severe”), {{m|la|in-|t=not}} in- (“not”), {{m|la|clēmēns|t=mild, placid}} clēmēns (“mild, placid”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} inclement (comparative more inclement, superlative most inclement)
  1. Stormy, of rough weather; not clement. Categories (topical): Weather Translations (stormy): суров (surov) (Bulgarian), неприветлив (neprivetliv) (Bulgarian), ruig (Dutch), stormachtig (Dutch), myrskyisä (Finnish), raivoisa (Finnish), anróiteach (Irish), ruru (Maori), mākato (Maori), katopō (Maori), суро́вый (suróvyj) (Russian), ненастный (nenastnyj) [masculine] (Russian), inclemente (Spanish), destemplado (Spanish), desapacible (Spanish), tempestuoso (Spanish), borrascoso (Spanish), stormig (Swedish), bister (Swedish), omild (Swedish), sträng (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-inclement-en-adj-NNpwrEZT Disambiguation of Weather: 88 0 12 Disambiguation of 'stormy': 92 4 3
  2. (obsolete) Merciless, unrelenting. Tags: obsolete Translations (merciless): genadeloos (Dutch), armoton (Finnish), inclēmēns (Latin), беспоща́дный (bespoščádnyj) (Russian), inclemente (Spanish), oförsonlig (Swedish), obeveklig (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-inclement-en-adj-cgV1J3a8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 47 22 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 31 50 19 Disambiguation of 'merciless': 7 89 4
  3. (archaic) Unmercifully severe in temper or action. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-inclement-en-adj-PyDv549Y
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: inclemency, inclemently

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