Refine this word faster

Stronger alternatives Opposite tone Use in context Cross-language nuance

Asperous

adj

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Rough, rugged, uneven.
  2. 2
    Bitter, cruel, severe.

    "[T]here needeth onely an unfolding and deplication of the inſide of this order, to ſhevv, it is not ſo aſperous and thorny as our Nature apprehendeth it by the firſt glances that light upon it."

Etymology

From Latin asper (“rough, coarse”) + -ous.

See also for "asperous"

Synonyms Antonyms Rhymes Sentences Translate Word Type Pronunciation Word Forms

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciation

Mini challenge

Unscramble this word: asperous