inclement weather

bad weather

TRANSLATION

inclement = unbarmherzig, rau, unfreundlich

STATISTICS

IN THE PRESS

INCLEMENT WEATHER hampers German warship recovery -- Adverse weather conditions off the coast of Uruguay have hampered initial efforts to salvage one of Germany's most famous warships, the Graf Spee.

(ABC NEWS Online - February 10, 2004)

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inclement

Etymology: Latin inclement-, inclemens, from in- + clement-, clemens clement (gnädig, mild)

Meaning: lacking mildness: physically severe : stormy (inclement weather)

Synonyms:

cold, foul, hard, harsh, intemperate, raw, rigorous, rough, rugged, severe, stormy, tempestuous, violent, wintry

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