Word of the
Day for Thursday 10th July 2014
Clement \ KLEM-uhnt \,
adjective;
1. Mild or merciful in disposition or character; lenient; compassionate:
A clement judge reduced his sentence .
2.
(Of the weather) mild or temperate; pleasant.
Quotes:
Truly men say of Titus that he is clement and merciful, and therein differs
much from Vespasian his father, and the clemency which he showed to
the people of Gischala and other places which he has taken proves that
is so…
-- G. A. Henty, For the Temple: A Tale of the Fall of Jerusalem , 1888
"Yet I am a clement man, Francesco, and sorely though that dog has
wronged me by his silence, I thank Heaven for the grace to say—God rest his vile soul!"
-- Rafael Sabatini, Love-At-Arms , 1907
Origin:
Clement came to English in the mid-1400’s from the Latin word meaning
"gentle, merciful."
Thanks to: www.dictionary.com
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