Definition for IN-CLEM'EN-CY

IN-CLEM'EN-CY, n. [Fr. inclemence; L. inclementia. See Clemency.]

  1. Want of clemency; want of mildness of temper; unmercifulness; harshness; severity; applied to persons.
  2. Roughness; boisterousness; storminess; or simply raininess; severe cold, &c.; applied to the weather. We were detained by the inclemency of the weather.

Return to page 56 of the letter “I”.