What does clement mean?
Clement means Lenient or merciful; charitable..
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/ˈklɛmənt/ · adjective
Lenient or merciful; charitable..
I know you are more clement than vilde^([sic – meaning vile]) men, / Who of their broken Debtors take a third, / A ſixt, a tenth, letting them thriue againe / On their abatement; […]
Your clement sentence they would account pusillanimous.
The weather is clement, though there was a downpour yesterday and I was obliged to take precautions.
The earth was still dry and the air was perfectly clement.
Use clement when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Clement means Lenient or merciful; charitable..
Common synonyms include lenient, merciful, relentful, clement.
Possible antonyms include inclement, merciless, unclement, foul.
I know you are more clement than vilde^([sic – meaning vile]) men, / Who of their broken Debtors take a third, / A ſixt, a tenth, letting them thriue againe / On their abatement; […]
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