inclement

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

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

The most inclement weather prevailed during the month of January, and generally throughout the winter. — My Recollections of Lord Byron, Teresa, contessa di Guiccioli
There's rather a chill from this window--and the weather is very inclement for the time of year. — The Honorable Miss: A Story of an Old-Fashioned Town, L. T. Meade
How anxiously the mother tries, With every tender care, To screen it from inclement skies, And the cold morning air! — Chatterbox Stories of Natural History, Anonymous

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