inclement

Etymology

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

adj

  1. Stormy, of rough weather.
    inclement weather
  2. (obsolete) Merciless, unrelenting.
    By some paradoxical evolution rancour and intolerance have been established in the vanguard of primitive Christianity. Mrs. Spoker, in common with many of the stricter disciples of righteousness, was as inclement in demeanour as she was cadaverous in aspect. 1922, Ben Travers, chapter 4, in A Cuckoo in the Nest
  3. (archaic) Unmercifully severe in temper or action.

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