inclemency
noun[CorU]
formaluk/ɪnˈklem.ən.si/us/ɪnˈklem.ən.si/thequalityinweatherof beingunpleasant,especiallywithcoldwindandrain:
Thehouseoffereda littleprotectionfrom the inclemencyof theweather.
- Owing to the inclemency of theweathertheaudiencewas verysmall.
- Men wereforcedtostandforhoursanddaysat atime,exposedto the inclemencies of theweatheras well as to thejeersandtauntsoftheirfellows.
- We cancreatebeautifulgardens,despitethe inclemency ofourseasons.
- Theyreturnfamishedwithhunger,exposedto the inclemencies of thesky.
- Given the inclemency ofourclimate, mostpeoplewouldconsidernutfarmingalostcause.
Describing bad weather
- bleak
- bleakly
- bleakness
- break
- depression
- dreich
- fickleness
- gray
- grey
- greyness
- inclement
- murky
- overcast
- rough
- treacherous
- trough
- unseasonably
- unseasonal
- unseasonally
- wuthering