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inclemency
(encz) | inclemency,nevlídnost n: Zdeněk Brož |
Inclemency
(gcide) | Inclemency \In*clem"en*cy\, n.; pl. Inclemencies. [L.
inclementia: cf. F. incl['e]mence.]
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1. The state or quality of being inclement; lack of clemency;
lack of mildness of temper; unmercifulness; severity.
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The inclemency of the late pope. --Bp. Hall.
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2. Physical severity or harshness (commonly in respect to the
elements or weather); roughness; storminess; rigor; severe
cold, wind, rain, or snow.
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The inclemencies of morning air. --Pope.
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The rude inclemency of wintry skies. --Cowper.
Syn: Harshness; severity; cruelty; rigor; roughness;
storminess; boisterousness.
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inclemency
(wn) | inclemency
n 1: weather unsuitable for outdoor activities [syn: {bad
weather}, inclemency, inclementness] [ant: {good
weather}]
2: excessive sternness; "severity of character"; "the harshness
of his punishment was inhuman"; "the rigors of boot camp"
[syn: severity, severeness, harshness, rigor,
rigour, rigorousness, rigourousness, inclemency,
hardness, stiffness] |
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inclemency
(encz) | inclemency,nevlídnost n: Zdeněk Brož |
inclemency
(wn) | inclemency
n 1: weather unsuitable for outdoor activities [syn: {bad
weather}, inclemency, inclementness] [ant: {good
weather}]
2: excessive sternness; "severity of character"; "the harshness
of his punishment was inhuman"; "the rigors of boot camp"
[syn: severity, severeness, harshness, rigor,
rigour, rigorousness, rigourousness, inclemency,
hardness, stiffness] |
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