Definitions for: 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

Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: bad weather, hardness, harshness, inclementness, rigor, rigour, severity, stiffness

Antonyms: good weather

See Also: atmospheric condition, cloud cover, cloudiness, overcast, raw weather, sternness, storminess, strictness, turbulence, weather, weather condition

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