Inflected forms: pl. as·per·i·ties 1a. Roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate: the asperity of northern winters.b. Severity; rigor. 2. A slight projection from a surface; a point or bump. 3. Harshness of manner; ill temper or irritability.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English asperite, from Old French asprete, from Latin asperits, from asper, rough.
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