Inclemencies

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Inclemency \In*clem"en*cy\, n.; pl. {Inclemencies}. [L.
     inclementia: cf. F. incl['e]mence.]
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     1. The state or quality of being inclement; lack of clemency;
        lack of mildness of temper; unmercifulness; severity.
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              The inclemency of the late pope.      --Bp. Hall.
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     2. Physical severity or harshness (commonly in respect to the
        elements or weather); roughness; storminess; rigor; severe
        cold, wind, rain, or snow.
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              The inclemencies of morning air.      --Pope.
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              The rude inclemency of wintry skies.  --Cowper.
  
     Syn: Harshness; severity; cruelty; rigor; roughness;
          storminess; boisterousness.
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