ASPER'ITY, noun [Latin asperitas, from asper, rough.] 1. Roughness of surface; unevenness; opposed to smoothness. 2. Roughness of sound; that quality which grates the ear; harshness of pronunciation. 3. Roughness to the taste; sourness. 4. Roughness or ruggedness of temper; moroseness; sourness; crabbedness. 5. Sharpness.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI