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Date: 1200-1300
Language: Old French
Origin: aspreté, from aspre 'rough'

asperity

 noun
     
as‧per‧i‧ty [uncountable] formal
if you speak with asperity, you say something in a way that is rough or severe, showing that you are feeling impatient
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