Definition of Asperity

As`per´i`ty
n.1.Roughness of surface; unevenness; - opposed to smoothness.
2.Roughness or harshness of sound; that quality which grates upon the ear; raucity.
3.Roughness to the taste; sourness; tartness.
4.Moral roughness; roughness of manner; severity; crabbedness; harshness; - opposed to mildness.
5.Sharpness; disagreeableness; difficulty.


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