inclement

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ɪnˈklɛmənt/ UK /ɪnˈklɛmənt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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adj
unpleasantly cold, wet, or stormy, of weather

The match was postponed due to inclement weather.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · unpleasantly cold, wet, or... stormy harsh severe foul tempestuous bleak rough

Opposites

clement mild fair calm

Word family

Derived forms inclementlyinclemency

Related forms clement clemency

Etymology

From Latin inclemens ('harsh, unmerciful'), from in- ('not') + clemens ('mild, gentle, merciful'), of uncertain ultimate origin.

inclemens Latin clemens Latin

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# inclement

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ɪnˈklɛmənt/
**IPA (UK):** /ɪnˈklɛmənt/

## Meanings
1. unpleasantly cold, wet, or stormy, of weather

## Examples
- The match was postponed due to inclement weather.

## Synonyms
- stormy
- harsh
- severe
- foul
- tempestuous
- bleak
- rough

## Antonyms
- clement
- mild
- fair
- calm

## Derived Forms
- inclemently
- inclemency

## Related Forms
- clement
- clemency

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: inclemens
- Root: clemens

## Etymology
From Latin inclemens ('harsh, unmerciful'), from in- ('not') + clemens ('mild, gentle, merciful'), of uncertain ultimate origin.

## AI Etymology
Inclement is from Latin inclemens ('harsh, unmerciful'), from in- ('not') + clemens ('mild, gentle, merciful'), of uncertain ultimate origin. Important recorded forms include inclemens (Latin) and clemens (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. Its deeper history remains uncertain, with proposed links left as possibilities rather than a single settled derivation. The current sense covers unpleasantly cold, wet, or stormy, of weather. The wider family includes derived forms such as inclemently and inclemency and related words such as clement and clemency.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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