{UAH} WORD OF THE DAY May 3, 2019---------------asperity

WORD OF THE DAY May 3, 2019

asperity    noun | uh-SPAIR-uh-tee     Definition   1 : roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger   2 : rigor, severity   3 a : roughness of surface : unevenness   b : roughness of sound   Scroll down for more about asperity      TRENDING NOW: snitty abjure surveillance cavalier SEE ALL      PEOPLE ARE READING   Digging Up the Latin Roots of 14 Abbreviations       A Case of Nerves: 'Nervous' vs. 'Nervy'     9 Words for Fellowship       What's the Difference Between a 'Boat' and a 'Ship'?         WORD GAMES AND QUIZZES: WEEKLY CHALLENGE   Name that Thing: Flower Edition   Can you correctly identify these flowers?     PLAY NOW     Nailed this quiz? We have plenty more to try!  TAKE ME THERE         Did You Know?   The etymology of asperity is "rough." It is adapted from Middle English asprete, which was borrowed from the Anglo-French aspreté, and ultimately derives from the Latin word asper, which means "rough." Not only is asper the source of asperity, but it also underlies the English word exasperate (in fact, you can see asper nestled in the midst of that word). Although it is far less common than asperity and exasperate, the word asper itself is still occasionally used in English—it functions as a synonym of harsh, bitter, and stern.     Examples of ASPERITY   When Shelia asked Roger to make a contribution, he glared and said with asperity, "I already contributed—thank you."   "[Charles Portis's True Grit is] one of those rare American novels that can be enjoyed by young readers for action and dialogue and by older readers for the lowdown wit and the wonderful asperity of the narrator Mattie Ross, an elderly skinflint who spins out the tale of her long-ago adolescent pursuit of the outlaw wastrel who killed her father." — Casey Seiler, The Times-Union (Albany, New York), 2 Sept. 2018   Test Your Vocabulary   Fill in the blanks to complete a verb that means "to free from harshness": e _ _ lc _ r _ _ e.   VIEW THE ANSWER           WORDS AT PLAY     8 Nicer Ways to Say 'Stupid'   As illustrated by some very smart, very good pups   SEE THE FULL LIST            MORE WORD FUN:     WORD GAMES          TRENDING NOW          WORDS AT PLAY      FOLLOW US:

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