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Word: Asperity
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Middle English (in the sense ‘hardship, rigour’): from Old French asperite, or Latin asperitas, from asper ‘rough’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
əˈspɛrɪti
Dialects: British English
Definition:
harshness of tone or manner
Short Definition:harshness of tone or manner
Examples:- he pointed this out with some asperity
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