inclemency
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in·clem·ent
(ĭn-klĕm′ənt)adj.
1. Stormy: inclement weather.
2. Showing no clemency; unmerciful.
in·clem′en·cy n.
in·clem′ent·ly adv.
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| Noun | 1. | inclemency - weather unsuitable for outdoor activitiesatmospheric condition, weather, weather condition, conditions - the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation; "they were hoping for good weather"; "every day we have weather conditions and yesterday was no exception"; "the conditions were too rainy for playing in the snow" raw weather - unpleasantly cold and damp weather storminess - the state of being stormy; "he dreaded the storminess of the North Atlantic in winter" turbulence - instability in the atmosphere |
| 2. | inclemency - excessive sternness; "severity of character"; "the harshness of his punishment was inhuman"; "the rigors of boot camp" sternness, strictness - uncompromising resolution |
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
inclemency
n (of weather) → Rauheit f, → Unfreundlichkeit f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
inclemency - weather unsuitable for outdoor activities