Wordnet 3.0
ADJECTIVE (2)
1.
(of weather or climate) physically mild;
- Example: "clement weather"2.
(used of persons or behavior) inclined to show mercy;
- Example: "a more clement judge reduced the sentence"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Clement \Clem"ent\, a. [L. clemens; -entis; cf. F. cl?ment.]
Mild in temper and disposition; merciful; compassionate.
--Shak. -- Clem"ent*ly, adv.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
clement
adj 1: (of weather or climate) physically mild; "clement
weather" [ant: inclement]
2: (used of persons or behavior) inclined to show mercy; "a more
clement judge reduced the sentence" [ant: inclement]