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Definition of inclement adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

inclement

adjective
 
/ɪnˈklemənt/
 
/ɪnˈklemənt/
(formal)
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  1. (of the weather) not pleasant; cold, wet, etc.
    • Walkers should be prepared for inclement weather.
    opposite clement
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryInclement is used with these nouns:
    • weather
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    Word Originearly 17th cent.: from French inclément or Latin inclement-, from in- ‘not’ + clement- ‘clement’.
See inclement in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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