Antonyms for inclement

Grammar : Adj

Spell : in-klem-uh nt

Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈklɛm ənt

Definition of inclement

Origin : 1660s, from French inclément and directly from Latin inclementem (nominative inclemens) "harsh, unmerciful," from in- "not, opposite of, without" (see in- (1)) + clementem "mild, placid." "Limitation to weather is curious" [Weekley].

adj bitter, nasty (weather)
adj cruel, merciless

Example sentences :

As for John Hatteras, he did not seem to mind the inclement cold.
Extract from : « The Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras » by Jules Verne

Birds not of a feather flock together at this inclement season.
Extract from : « The Wit of a Duck and Other Papers » by John Burroughs

It was in the inclement month of January: I was starved and half clad.
Extract from : « Rattlin the Reefer » by Edward Howard

It was my inclement destiny to become acquainted, not with Damien, but with Dr. Hyde.
Extract from : « Father Damien » by Robert Louis Stevenson

Despite the inclement weather he walked from eight to ten hours every day.
Extract from : « The Goose Man » by Jacob Wassermann

The poverty of all, and the inclement season of the year made all hesitate.
Extract from : « The Autobiography of Parley Parker Pratt » by Parley Parker Pratt

He was told that the weather was inclement and that traveling would be disagreeable.
Extract from : « Birth of a Reformation » by Andrew Byers

This, too, was in the depth of the winter, and during a most inclement season.
Extract from : « The Chronicles of Newgate, v. 2/2 » by Arthur Griffiths

History has been for Russia as inclement and hostile as Nature.
Extract from : « Russia: Its People and Its Literature » by Emilia Pardo Bazán

For many years Europe had not experienced such an inclement season.
Extract from : « A Girl Among the Anarchists » by Isabel Meredith

Synonyms for inclement

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