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Definition of "inclement" []

  • Stormy: inclement weather. (adjective)
  • Showing no clemency; unmerciful. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "inclement" in a sentence
  • "She liked girls to be neatly dressed; she could not bear to see them out at what she called inclement hours."
  • "Why are gun hunters expected to purchase the majority of tags (and thus create the revenue stream), balance the herd by killing does (as bowhunters can't kill enough deer to get it done), yet are expected to sit in inclement weather and not be able to enjoy the season in November and all that brings?"
  • "If you want to stretch it, other people who climb mountains in inclement weather might also have an interest in that information."