inclement

/ˌɪnkˈlemənt/in-KLEH-muhnt

/ˌɪnkˈlɛmənt/in-KLEH-muhnt

Meaningunmerciful

Common meaning: harsh, stormy (of weather)

inin, into; (before adjectives) not
clemmild, mercifulLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 352 · scan
entadjective ending: being or doing

‘in, into’ + ‘mild, merciful’ → inclement

Journey through time

Latinclēmēns, -entis‘mild, merciful’
Frenchinclement
Englishinclement‘harsh, stormy (of weather)’ · today

in- also in: incest incite induce infamy infant

clem also in: clemency

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin clēmēns ‘mild, merciful’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry clēmēns, p. 352 · dictionary scan

Roots

clēmēns, -entis Latin “mild, merciful”

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