(a.) Not clement; destitute of a mild and kind temper; void of tenderness; unmerciful; severe; harsh.
(a.) Physically severe or harsh (generally restricted to the elements or weather); rough; boisterous; stormy; rigorously cold, etc.; as, inclement weather.
Example Sentences:
(1) The freezing New Year rain drove into the dug-outs in such torrential fashion that he initially sheltered in the tunnel but such inclement weather quickly proved the least of his problems.
(2) Signs of enteric disease appeared in lambs born during inclement weather in a significantly (P less than 0.001) shorter period than in those born during mild weather conditions.
(3) The recent rainy weather has also forced the government and Olympic organisers to draw up contingency plans to deal with the inclement British summer , following a series of meetings to predict the extent to which London 2012 could be adversely affected by the dismal conditions.
(4) Bike sharing bikes are heavy, with a very low center of gravity, wide tires, drum brakes that keep the braking system dry even in inclement weather,” she told me.
(5) The government and Olympic organisers are drawing up contingency plans to deal with the inclement British summer, following a series of meetings to predict the extent to which London 2012 could be adversely affected by the dismal weather.
(6) As if the crisis in economics and in our economy were really no more than an inability to spy inclement weather.
(7) I was fined $1,500 and got 10 lashes on the bottom of my feet “I had to walk to my house though the distance was long in inclement weather.
(8) Evidence suggests that a complex of stresses such as inclement weather, lambing and concomitant ectoparasitism render sheep more susceptible to tularemia.
(9) Nick, a man of unwavering determination, was never going to let such minor details as inclement weather and a lack of natural hot springs get in the way of his vision: a wellbeing retreat combining his passions for yoga, Japanese-style bathing, and sustainability in his favourite place, Scotland.
(10) In 59 per cent of the osteoarthritic and 58 per cent of the rheumatoid patients, complete relief of pain was evident when they were evaluated twenty-four months after surgery, while another 35 per cent of each group had only mild pain related to inclement weather.
(11) Traditional workshops are time-intensive, and expensive to deliver, and are out of the reach of many nurses in rural settings because of great distances, inclement weather, expense, and lack of work coverage.
(12) As scientists predict climate change will make the Altiplano’s weather even more inclement and unpredictable, today’s farmers are reviving an ancestral system of cultivation and irrigation using what looks like an intricate piece of land sculpture.
(13) He then went on to explain that potential threats during national guard operations could include “inclement weather, heat, failing levees, etc”.
(14) Most of these provide little more than a bed (or a chair) to sleep on, a hot meal and refuge from inclement weather.
(15) Clearly struck by the "strength of fellowship and friendship" shown by wellwishers, particularly those who braved inclement weather during the Thames diamond jubilee river pageant, she paid tribute to the hundreds of thousands who lined the banks "undaunted by the rain".
(16) He points out that Alaska, like 70% of Russia's own territory, is very far north, and says it isn't necessarily a good idea to feel enthusiastic about acquiring the region, because workers would have to be paid extra, because of the inclement climate there.
(17) Radiotelescopes can see through inclement weather, operate in daylight hours and are less troubled by cosmic dust.
(18) It is, perversely, also the most unpredictable, as changeable as an inclement day at the seaside.
(19) Inclement weather was associated with 42% of all fatal accidents, and SD was a cause or factor in 35.6% of these.
(20) When inclement weather confines bees to the hive during the spring and summer they become weak and easy prey for the parasitic varroa mite to spread viruses that kill off its host.
Weather
Definition:
(n.) The state of the air or atmosphere with respect to heat or cold, wetness or dryness, calm or storm, clearness or cloudiness, or any other meteorological phenomena; meteorological condition of the atmosphere; as, warm weather; cold weather; wet weather; dry weather, etc.
(n.) Vicissitude of season; meteorological change; alternation of the state of the air.
(n.) Storm; tempest.
(n.) A light rain; a shower.
(v. t.) To expose to the air; to air; to season by exposure to air.
(v. t.) Hence, to sustain the trying effect of; to bear up against and overcome; to sustain; to endure; to resist; as, to weather the storm.
(v. t.) To sail or pass to the windward of; as, to weather a cape; to weather another ship.
(v. t.) To place (a hawk) unhooded in the open air.
(v. i.) To undergo or endure the action of the atmosphere; to suffer meteorological influences; sometimes, to wear away, or alter, under atmospheric influences; to suffer waste by weather.
(a.) Being toward the wind, or windward -- opposed to lee; as, weather bow, weather braces, weather gauge, weather lifts, weather quarter, weather shrouds, etc.
Example Sentences:
(1) It was an artwork that fired the imaginations of 2 million visitors who played with, were provoked by and plunged themselves into the curious atmosphere of The Weather Project , with its swirling mist and gigantic mirrors that covered the hall's ceiling.
(2) Only "a tiny minority" of countries presently control space technologies, which play a major role in everything from broadcasting to weather forecasting, agriculture, health and environmental monitoring, the document notes.
(3) The loss of summer sea ice has led to unusual warming of the Arctic atmosphere, that in turn impacts weather patterns in the northern hemisphere , that can result in persistent extreme weather such as droughts, heatwaves and flooding," she said.
(4) The poor weather is coming at the worst possible time for retailers.
(5) Short of setting up a hotline to the Met Office – or, more prosaically, moving to a country where the weather best suits our condition, as Dawn Binks says several sufferers she knows have done – migraineurs can do little to ensure that the climate is kind to them.
(6) Dark Sky , for example, is a Kickstarter-funded iOS app that provides weather forecasting depending on your exact location.
(7) Talking ahead of a UN climate summit in Peru next month, Kim said he was alarmed by World Bank-commissioned research from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research in Germany, which said that as a result of past greenhouse gas emissions the world is condemned to unprecedented weather events.
(8) The sensitivity is, now that this is official, it will make things worse.” Like Australia, Canada weathered the financial crash of 2008 well, avoiding the banking crises suffered by the US, UK and the eurozone, instead growing fast on the back of exports of abundant natural resources.
(9) Weather data and breeding records for a Holstein herd of 1300 cows in Hawaii were evaluated to determine effects of climate on reproductive performance.
(10) But he added: “It’s also true that extremely low oil prices, adverse changes in currency rates, and a further decline in power prices are having a significant effect on our business.” Tony Cocker, the chief executive of E.ON UK, said milder weather and improved energy efficiency in British homes were behind the fall in power use, hitting sales.
(11) The integrated sensing system is an ideal instrumental set up for viewing and recording the behaviour of rodents as well as other animals in the experimental pen throughout the year under varying weather and light conditions.
(12) The weather forecast in Warsaw is for some showers on Wednesday, though Roy Hodgson has expressed concern over the time it will take to repair the surface, which was relaid only last week at a cost of £115,000 and was criticised after last Friday's friendly against South Africa.
(13) The disappointing weather at Easter left beaches deserted but some Britons, who were determined to enjoy the outdoors this time round, have already had their plans thwarted by the weather, taking to websites such as ukcampsite.co.uk to swap tales of woe, such as farmers calling to cancel bookings because sites were waterlogged.
(14) Photograph: Kevin Rushby Moving on, I pull in at Muizenberg as the bad weather starts to clear and the wide beach fills with people.
(15) A Department for Transport spokesman said the money was available now, adding that it was to deliver 10 projects along the western route, including works at Cowley Bridge in Exeter, which would improve the railway's ability to withstand extreme weather.
(16) On the basis the statistical method of Friedman's test it is concluded that there is a significant correlation (p less than 0.05) between the weather types and the daily number of births.
(17) TV's Jeremy Paxman didn't even bother hiding his disdain for the introduction of weather reports to Newsnight – "It's April.
(18) Acholeplasma laidlawii was frequently isolated from samples both from cows and from farm bulk tanks during wet, rainy weather in the spring of 1978, apparently as contaminants only.
(19) It is so sad, we don’t let her go out even if the weather is nice,” he says.
(20) This, Brown jokes, counts as good weather for Scotland.