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Word: asperity (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • geology A part of a geological fault line that does not move. Earthquakes begin and end at asperities.
  • Harshness, as of temper.
  • Roughness as of stone or weather.
  • Something that is harsh and hard to endure.

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