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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 in·clem·en·cy /(ˌ)ɪnˈklɛmən(t)si/
 險惡,嚴酷

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 In·clem·en·cy n.; pl. Inclemencies
 1. The state or quality of being inclement; lack of clemency; lack of mildness of temper; unmercifulness; severity.
    The inclemency of the late pope.   --Bp. Hall.
 2. Physical severity or harshness (commonly in respect to the elements or weather); roughness; storminess; rigor; severe cold, wind, rain, or snow.
    The inclemencies of morning air.   --Pope.
    The rude inclemency of wintry skies.   --Cowper.
 Syn: -- Harshness; severity; cruelty; rigor; roughness; storminess; boisterousness.
 

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 inclemency
      n 1: weather unsuitable for outdoor activities [syn: bad weather,
            inclementness] [ant: good weather]
      2: excessive sternness; "severity of character"; "the harshness
         of his punishment was inhuman"; "the rigors of boot camp"
         [syn: severity, harshness, rigor, rigour, hardness,
          stiffness]