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Webster 1913 Edition
Inclemency
In-clem′en-cy
,Noun.
pl.
Inclemencies
(#)
. [L.
inclementia
: cf. F. inclémence
.] 1.
The state or quality of being inclement; lack of clemency; lack 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.
Syn. – Harshness; severity; cruelty; rigor; roughness; storminess; boisterousness.
Webster 1828 Edition
Inclemency
INCLEM'ENCY
,Noun.
1.
Want of clemency; want of mildness of temper; unmercifulness; harshness; severity; applied to persons.2.
Roughness, boisterousness; storminess; or simply raininess; severe cold, &c.; applied to the weather. We were detained by the inclemency of the weather.