inclemency
Noun
The quality of being inclement; lack of clemency.
Usage- Uncountable
- usually
Something that is inclement.
Usage- Uncountable
- usually
- Examples
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with neither house nor clothes to cover them from the inclemencies of the weather
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They are built of rough sticks, covered with bulrushes or grass, in such a manner as to completely protect the inhabitants from all the inclemencies of the weather.
There had been rain, squalls mingled with snow, hailstorms, gusts of wind, but these inclemencies did not last.
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The cry of the suffering and dying rings in our ears, as they are dragged from their beds, to be exposed to the inclemencies of the ice-covered sea in an open boat.
Noun
weather unsuitable for outdoor activities
- Synonyms
excessive sternness
- Broader terms
- Examples
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severity of character
the harshness of his punishment was inhuman
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the rigors of boot camp
Word forms
inclemencies