The Only Use of
inclement
in
The Scarlet Letter
- More frequently, however, on ascending the steps, you would discern— in the entry if it were summer time, or in their appropriate rooms if wintry or inclement weathers—a row of venerable figures, sitting in old-fashioned chairs, which were tipped on their hind legs back against the wall.†
p. 11.7
Definition:
describing bad weather -- such as stormy, wet, or cold