01 n. Roughness of surface; unevenness; -- opposed to smoothness.
pl.
Asperities
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1.
Roughness of surface; unevenness; -- opposed to smoothness.
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2.
Roughness or harshness of sound; that quality which grates upon the ear; raucity.
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3.
Roughness to the taste; sourness; tartness.
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4.
Moral roughness; roughness of manner; severity; crabbedness; harshness; -- opposed to mildness.“It is no very cynical asperity not to confess obligations where no benefit has been received.” — Johnson.
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5.
Sharpness; disagreeableness; difficulty.“The acclivities and asperities of duty.” — Barrow.
Syn.
Acrimony; moroseness; crabbedness; harshness; sourness; tartness. See Acrimony.