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
- 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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