Etymology

inclement

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Today it means: Stormy, of rough weather; not clement. Full definition →

Latin inclēmēns
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  1. Latin · borrowed frominclēmēns“unmerciful, severe”
  2. English todayinclement

From Latin inclēmēns (“unmerciful, severe”), from in- (“not”) + clēmēns (“mild, placid”).

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