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A Writer's Dictionary:

asperities Definition


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asperity
noun
    asperities
    1. Roughness, bitterness or harshness, especially of temper.
      Thesaurus: acrimony, rudeness, bitterness, sharpness, ill temper, roughness, harshness, ruggedness.
Etymology: 17c: from Latin asper rough.



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