Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

asperous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: as-per-ous
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Rough, rugged, uneven.

adj

Bitter, cruel, severe.

Example Sentences

"[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."
"And as their valour, so you trow, defied / on aspe'rous voyage cruel harm and sore, / so many changing skies their manhood tried, / such climes where storm-winds blow and billows roar; […]"

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: asper

Inflected Forms

more asperous (comparative) most asperous (superlative)

Derived Forms

asperously

Frequently Paired Words

asperity

Questions

What does asperous mean?: Rough, rugged, uneven.
Where does asperous come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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