Violent, harsh, severe. Of the weather, climate, a season, etc.: harsh, inclement. Formerly also: †(of a place) characterized by such weather (obs…

Of the weather, climate, or temperature: not mild or pleasant; inclement, disagreeable, harsh; unfavourable. Of a period of time: characterized by…

Of the weather: unpleasantly wet and windy; stormy. Cf. fair, adj. 7.

Of the air or elements: Not temperate, not so tempered or regulated as to be conducive to health and comfort; excessive in some respect; inclement…

Of the weather, air, etc.: Not temperate; inclement; = distemperate, adj. 1. Obsolete.

Of weather, etc.: = intemperate, adj. 1.

Not temperate, excessive, extreme; esp., of climate or weather, inclement, severe. Now rare.

Of weather: bad, nasty. Obsolete. rare.

= intemperate, adj. 1; inclement, severe.

Of weather, temperature, a season, etc.: unusually cold or harsh; unfavourable, inclement. Also of soil or land: unsuitable for growing plants or…

Of weather, etc.: Cold and wet; inclement.

Not clement; not merciful; cruel; (of the weather, a night, etc.) unpleasantly cold or wet.

Of weather: very unpleasant; (typically) spec. wet, cold, and windy. colloquial (chiefly British) in later use.

Of weather: bad, unpleasant, wet.

Of the weather: Foul, muddy; at sea, wet and squally, bad.

Of climate or weather: Not mild or temperate; extreme; severe. (Usually applied to cold or stormy weather; rarely of severe heat or drought.)

= inclement, adj. 1.

Of weather, etc.: Causing discomfort; very unpleasant or uncomfortable.

Having or characterized by bad weather; relating to or produced by such weather. Cf. fair-weather, adj. 1.

Of weather: Cold or wet: raw.

Of weather or wind: Unrefreshing; raw.

dialect and colloquial. Of weather: Wet and unpleasant.