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inclement

inc·le·ment

UK/ɪnˈklɛm.ənt/ US/ˈɪn.kləm.ənt/ uncommon archaic obsolete

adjective

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used of persons or behavior; showing no clemency or mercy

  • “the harse sentence of an inclement judge”
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Origin

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

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