inclement

[ in-klem-uh nt ]

/ ɪnˈklɛm ənt /

(of the weather, the elements, etc.) severe, rough, or harsh; stormy.

not kind or merciful.

Origin of inclement

1615–25; < Latin inclēment-, equivalent to in- in-³ + clēment- (stem of clēmēns) clement

in·clem·en·cy, in·clem·ent·ness, noun in·clem·ent·ly, adverb

They ascended to the battlements, and faced the inclemency of the weather.

Trevethlan: (Vol 2 of 3) |William Davy Watson
The coronation was put off on account of the ill health of Cardinal Cinzio and the inclemency of the season.

Studies in the Poetry of Italy |Oscar Kuhns
Man alone, of all the animals, possesses no natural covering, but is exposed naked to the inclemency of the elements.

Fables of Infidelity and Facts of Faith |Robert Patterson
It was the 1st of December, 1759, and the air was frosty, but I was fortified against the inclemency of the season.

The Memoires of Casanova, Complete |Jacques Casanova de Seingalt

It is singular to observe how little the people of these wild races do to protect themselves from the inclemency of the weather.

The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India |R. V. Russell

inclement

/ (ɪnˈklɛmənt) /

(of weather) stormy, severe, or tempestuous

harsh, severe, or merciless

inclemency or inclementness, noun inclemently, adverb