# Nothing is ever inclement except weather **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 11, 2002, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-is-ever-inclement-except-weather/131888 "2002-10-11T23:21:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ThreeLeggedBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b4bc9f/32.png) [@ThreeLeggedBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThreeLeggedBob)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2002, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-is-ever-inclement-except-weather/131888/1 "2002-10-11T23:21:10Z")
And no one ever wreaks anything except havoc. Can you think of any other words that are only used in one expression? ---
**Author:** ![Opus1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/858c86/32.png) [@Opus1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Opus1)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2002, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-is-ever-inclement-except-weather/131888/2 "2002-10-12T01:07:18Z")
Uncork is used only for champagne and wild pitches. Begonias are the only tuberose things I know. ---
**Author:** ![Chez\_Guevara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/aeb1de/32.png) [@Chez\_Guevara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chez_Guevara)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2002, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-is-ever-inclement-except-weather/131888/3 "2002-10-12T01:12:00Z")
I’ve only ever heard of a _farrago_ of lies. ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2002, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-is-ever-inclement-except-weather/131888/4 "2002-10-12T01:43:19Z")
Ah, _uncorked_ is used for lots of stuff. …_uncorked_ a string of profanity… …_uncorked_ a nasty fart… ---
**Author:** ![mandielise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/58956e/32.png) [@mandielise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mandielise)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2002, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-is-ever-inclement-except-weather/131888/5 "2002-10-12T02:32:04Z")
tintinabulation (spelling?) is only of the bells! ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2002, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-is-ever-inclement-except-weather/131888/6 "2002-10-12T02:37:16Z")
I have heard the expression _wreaks_ mayhem or violence. Also, one’s mood may inclement. I can’t think of a single word that is used in ONLY one expression, unless it’s created _for_ that expression. But I’m probably wrong. ---
**Author:** ![Lorenzo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4da419/32.png) [@Lorenzo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lorenzo)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2002, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-is-ever-inclement-except-weather/131888/7 "2002-10-12T02:54:35Z")
abject poverty wishful thinking civil disobedience senseless violence pointless violence charismatic leader unrequitted love exceptions, yes, but usually found paired in a cliché ---
**Author:** ![gex\_gex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/94ad74/32.png) [@gex\_gex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gex_gex)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2002, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-is-ever-inclement-except-weather/131888/8 "2002-10-12T15:03:37Z")
lorenzo: civil law ---
**Author:** ![Katisha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bcef8e/32.png) [@Katisha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Katisha)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2002, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-is-ever-inclement-except-weather/131888/9 "2002-10-12T19:49:28Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by yojimboguy \* > \*\*I have heard the expression _wreaks_ mayhem or violence. Also, one’s mood may inclement. \*\* One can wreak vengeance upon someone or something. Of course, these days not many people do… ---
**Author:** ![mandielise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/58956e/32.png) [@mandielise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mandielise)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2002, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-is-ever-inclement-except-weather/131888/10 "2002-10-13T01:32:14Z")
You’re only “unabated” (spelling?) to the quarterback. Yes, I’m watching a football game and LSU is kicking butt. GEAUX TIGERS! ---
**Author:** ![Diceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2002, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-is-ever-inclement-except-weather/131888/11 "2002-10-13T02:25:01Z")
Lots of stores have _ample parking_. What else is ever “ample”? ---
**Author:** ![stuyguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@stuyguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stuyguy)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2002, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-is-ever-inclement-except-weather/131888/12 "2002-10-13T02:40:38Z")
So far the ONLY candidate that’s in the running in this list is “inclement” weather. Everything else isn’t even close. There was a thread like this a year or two ago. My entry, “arms akimbo,” went unchallenged to the end of the thread. ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2002, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-is-ever-inclement-except-weather/131888/13 "2002-10-13T02:41:11Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Diceman \* > \*\*Lots of stores have _ample parking_. What else is ever “ample”? \*\* Hips. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2002, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-is-ever-inclement-except-weather/131888/14 "2002-10-13T02:44:12Z")
Ample is used all over the place, it just means “plenty of”. Ample space, ample supplies, etc. I stand by my earlier post. Not one of the words mentioned is used exclusively in a single phrase. I had my doubts about “farrago”, but if you Google the exact phrase “farrago of” you will find many expressions. The language is too flexible, and people too creative in its use, to allow words to be so restricted. ---
**Author:** ![waterj2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/858c86/32.png) [@waterj2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/waterj2)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2002, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-is-ever-inclement-except-weather/131888/15 "2002-10-13T02:49:06Z")
> [@](#): > > My entry, “arms akimbo,” went unchallenged to the end of the thread. Well, I once saw the John Hancock Tower in Chicago described as having it’s bracing akimbo. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2002, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-is-ever-inclement-except-weather/131888/16 "2002-10-13T03:22:01Z")
Legs can also be akimbo. So there. ---
**Author:** ![Dijon\_Warlock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a9a28c/32.png) [@Dijon\_Warlock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dijon_Warlock)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2002, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-is-ever-inclement-except-weather/131888/17 "2002-10-13T06:03:58Z")
Bosoms can be ample. ---
**Author:** ![Savaka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/858c86/32.png) [@Savaka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Savaka)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2002, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-is-ever-inclement-except-weather/131888/18 "2002-10-13T06:22:40Z")
high dudgeon: you never hear about anyone in low dudgeon, or even moderate dudgeon fine fettle: how many other varieties of fettle are there? ---
**Author:** ![ElwoodCuse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/edb3f5/32.png) [@ElwoodCuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElwoodCuse)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2002, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-is-ever-inclement-except-weather/131888/19 "2002-10-13T06:57:28Z")
The Sports Guy on ESPN’s page 2 touched on this. Right now the only one I can remember is “ensuing”. It’s only ever used with “ensuing kickoff”. Oh, and “scantily clad”. ---
**Author:** ![DKW](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dkw/32/3118_2.png) [@DKW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DKW)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2002, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-is-ever-inclement-except-weather/131888/20 "2002-10-13T07:58:44Z")
Ensuing possession. Ensuing drive. Ensuing restart (hear this _all the time_ during auto racing highlights). Ensuing power play. Ensuing brawl. Some days I really think The Sports Guy should just try a little harder. Agree with scantily clad and inclement weather. Actually, I don’t even have a clear idea what inclement means, and I’ve certainly never used the word. (What’s wrong with “rain”?) Here’s a possible one: delinquent. When it refers to a person, does it ever refer to any other kind of person than “juvenile?” [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-is-ever-inclement-except-weather/131888.md?page=2)