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Definitions from WordNet

Noun asperity has 2 senses
  1. asperity, grimness, hardship, rigor, rigour, severity, rigorousness - something hard to endure; "the asperity of northern winters"
    --1 is a kind of difficulty, difficultness
  2. asperity, sharpness - harshness of manner
    --2 is a kind of ill nature

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Asperity

Noun:

  1. The harshness or roughness of texture or sound.
  2. Sharpness of temper; severity or bitterness of manner or expression.

Examples:

  1. The asperity of the sandpaper gave the furniture a smooth finish.
  2. With great asperity, she scolded her children for leaving a mess.

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Adjective:

  1. Having a rough or harsh surface; uneven.
  2. Severe or grating in manner or speech.

Examples:

  1. The asperity surface of the road made driving difficult.
  2. His asperity tone during the debate alienated many viewers.

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Example Sentence:

The asperity of his words made it clear that he was not pleased with the situation.

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