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noun, plural -ties.
1.
harshness or sharpness of tone, temper, or manner; severity; acrimony: The cause of her anger did not warrant such asperity.
2.
hardship; difficulty; rigor: the asperities of polar weather.
3.
roughness of surface; unevenness.
4.
something rough or harsh.
Origin:
1200–50; late Middle English asperite (< Anglo-French ) < Latin asperitās, equivalent to asper rough + -itās -ity; replacing Middle English asprete < Anglo-French, Old French < Latin
1200–50; late Middle English asperite (< Anglo-French ) < Latin asperitās, equivalent to asper rough + -itās -ity; replacing Middle English asprete < Anglo-French, Old French < Latin
Synonyms
1. acerbity, bitterness, astringency.
1. acerbity, bitterness, astringency.
Antonyms
1. affability, cheerfulness.
1. affability, cheerfulness.
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Asperity
is a GRE word you need to know.
So is reprobate. Does it mean:
| someone without scruples |
| disapprove of |
Example Sentences
- To be chic was to show an interest in the asperity of war.
- To criticism he could respond with asperity or angry chilliness.
- If ever there were a time for asperity in poltics, it is now…well, yesterday really.
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Word Origin & History
asperity
early 13c., asprete "harshness of feelings," a fig. use, from O.Fr. asperete (12c., Mod.Fr. âpreté), from L. asperitatem (nom. asperitas) "roughness," from asper "rough, harsh," of unknown origin; in L. used also of sour wine, bad weather, and hard times.
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