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Not clement; destitute of a mild and kind temper; void of tenderness; unmerciful; severe; harsh.

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  1. a. Not clement; destitute of a mild and kind temper; void of tenderness; unmerciful; severe; harsh.
  2. a. Physically severe or harsh (generally restricted to the elements or weather); rough; boisterous; stormy; rigorously cold, etc.; as, inclement weather.
  3. adj. (of weather or climate) severe
  4. adj. used of persons or behavior; showing no clemency or mercy
  5. 1. Not clement; destitute of a mild and kind temper; void of tenderness; unmerciful; severe; harsh. 2. Physically severe or harsh (generally restricted to the elements or weather); rough; boisterous; stormy; rigorously cold, etc.; as, inclement weather. Cowper. The guard the wretched from the inclement sky. Pope. Teach us further by what means to shun The inclement seasons, rain, ice, hail, and snow! Milton.
  6. a. (of weather or climate) severe a. used of persons or behavior; showing no clemency or mercy