unclement
unclement is the alternative form of inclement.
Meaning of inclement
Adjective
inclement (comparative more inclement, superlative most inclement)
- Stormy, of rough weather; not clement.
- inclement weather
- Synonyms:
- foul
- Merciless, unrelenting.
- He lived in the world, as the last of the Grisly Bears lived in settled Missouri. And as when Spring and Summer had departed, that wild Logan of the woods, burying himself in the hollow of a tree, lived out the winter there, sucking his own paws; so, in his inclement, howling old age, Ahab’s soul...1851 November 14, Herman Melville, “34”, in Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers; London: Richard Bentley, →OCLC
- Synonyms:
- pitiless, remorseless, unmerciful, unyielding, barbarous, bowelless, brutal, compassionless, cruel, flagitious
- Unmercifully severe in temper or action.
Forms of unclement
| comparative | more unclement |
|---|---|
| superlative | most unclement |
Questions about unclement
- What is unclement the alternative form of?
- Unclement is the alternative form of inclement.
Words near unclement in the dictionary
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