inclemency Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun weather unsuitable for outdoor activities
    bad weather; inclementness.
  2. noun excessive sternness
    harshness; stiffness; severity; severeness; rigor; rigorousness; rigour; hardness; rigourousness.
    • severity of character
    • the harshness of his punishment was inhuman
    • the rigors of boot camp

WordNet

In*clem"en*cy noun
Etymology
L. inclementia: cf. F. inclémence.
Wordforms
plural Inclemencies
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913