English → Latin
“inclement” in Latin
inclēmēnsharsh (all senses)sevērussevere, serious, strict, stern, stringent, austere, harsh, grave (in demeanor)inhūmānusinhuman; savage, barbarous; uncivil, unmannerly, churlish, discourteoustrīstissad, unhappy, melancholy, morose; sorrowful, mournful; disagreeable, harsh, bitter (of taste)asperrough, uneven, coarse; unrefined, rude; sharp, newly mintedhiemswinter; storm, stormy weather, tempest
The English word inclement itself goes back to Latin inclēmēns.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
inclement
(Of persons) inclemens: severus: inhumanus.
(Of the weather) tristis (gloomy; e.g., caelum): asper (hard, severe, hiems).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for inclement?
- The usual Latin words for “inclement” are inclēmēns, sevērus, inhūmānus; also trīstis, asper, hiems. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.