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# inclement

«inclement» in Mova's school dictionary: **Of weather: cold, wet, stormy or unpleasant: inclement…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (formal)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (formal) Of weather: cold, wet, stormy or unpleasant: inclement weather. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inclement/#m1)

2) (old, rare) Harsh; without mercy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inclement/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In school notices and formal announcements «in the event of inclement weather» means «if the weather is bad» (sports day may be moved indoors). Phrases: «inclement weather».

### examples

- In the event of inclement weather, the match will be cancelled. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inclement/#x1)
- Inclement weather kept us inside at break. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inclement/#x2)
- The ferry did not sail due to inclement weather. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inclement/#x3)
- Bring a raincoat in case of inclement weather. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inclement/#x4)
- Inclement weather delayed the flight. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inclement/#x5)
- The trip was postponed because of inclement weather. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inclement/#x6)

### note

Formal, used almost only with «weather». Plain words: bad, wet, stormy. Say «in-CLEM-ent». Opposite: clement (mild), also rare.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «inclement» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inclement/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.