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 →

2) (old, rare) Harsh; without mercy. tree →

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 →
• Inclement weather kept us inside at break. tree →
• The ferry did not sail due to inclement weather. tree →
• Bring a raincoat in case of inclement weather. tree →
• Inclement weather delayed the flight. tree →
• The trip was postponed because of inclement weather. tree →

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, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.