Meaning

2 senses
  1. Rough, rugged, uneven.

  2. Bitter, cruel, severe.

Origin

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

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

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Forms

more asperous, most asperous
Comparativemore asperous Lesson
Superlativemost asperous Lesson

regular

Word family

2 related words
Relatedasperity
Derivedasperously

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
asperous — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto