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Asperity
01
something difficult, harsh, or unpleasant to endure
Grammatical Information
animacy status
abstract
Composition
Compound
countable
plural form
asperities
Examples
The asperities of life in the desert tested their endurance.
02
harshness or sharpness of tone, manner, or temper
Examples
She answered with unexpected asperity after being interrupted.
Lexical Tree
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