clement

Adjective
US[klem-uhnt]/ˈklɛmənt/2 syllables

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Adjective (2)

  1. (of weather or climate) physically mild“clement weather”Opposite inclementSimilar balmy, mildSee also temperate
  2. (used of persons or behavior) inclined to show mercy“a more clement judge reduced the sentence”Opposite inclementSimilar lenientSee also merciful

Related words mildness noun, clemency noun

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Clem′ent adjective

Origin: L. clemens; -entis; cf. F. cl…ment.

Mild in temper and disposition; merciful; compassionate. William Shakespeare

— Clem′wb-a1′>′ent·ly, adverb

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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