Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for IN-CLEM'EN-CY
IN-CLEM'EN-CY, n. [Fr. inclemence; L. inclementia. See Clemency.]
- Want of clemency; want of mildness of temper; unmercifulness; harshness; severity; applied to persons.
- Roughness; boisterousness; storminess; or simply raininess; severe cold, &c.; applied to the weather. We were detained by the inclemency of the weather.
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