All asperity synonyms
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A a noun asperity
- irritability — the quality or state of being irritable.
- acrimony — Acrimony is bitter and angry words or quarrels.
- sullenness — showing irritation or ill humor by a gloomy silence or reserve.
- tartness — sharp to the taste; sour or acid: Tart apples are best for pie. Synonyms: astringent, acrid, piquant. Antonyms: sweet, sugary, bland, mellow.
- sharpness — having a thin cutting edge or a fine point; well-adapted for cutting or piercing: a sharp knife.
- bitterness — having a harsh, disagreeably acrid taste, like that of aspirin, quinine, wormwood, or aloes.
- roughness — having a coarse or uneven surface, as from projections, irregularities, or breaks; not smooth: rough, red hands; a rough road.
- difficulty — the fact or condition of being difficult.
- acerbity — Acerbity is a kind of bitter, critical humour.
- irascibility — easily provoked to anger; very irritable: an irascible old man.
- peevishness — cross, querulous, or fretful, as from vexation or discontent: a peevish youngster.
- meanness — the state or quality of being mean.
- disagreeable — contrary to one's taste or liking; unpleasant; offensive; repugnant.
- sourness — having an acid taste, resembling that of vinegar, lemon juice, etc.; tart.
- crabbiness — the state of being crabby
- moroseness — gloomily or sullenly ill-humored, as a person or mood.
- crossness — the quality or state of being cross or angry; irritability; snappishness.
- severity — harshness, sternness, or rigor: Their lives were marked by severity.
- brusqueness — abrupt in manner; blunt; rough: A brusque welcome greeted his unexpected return.
- gruffness — low and harsh; hoarse: a gruff voice.
- harshness — ungentle and unpleasant in action or effect: harsh treatment; harsh manners.
- astringent — An astringent is a liquid that you put on your skin to make it less oily or to make cuts stop bleeding.
- sternness — firm, strict, or uncompromising: stern discipline.
- stringency — stringent character or condition: the stringency of poverty.
- churlish — Someone who is churlish is unfriendly, bad-tempered, or impolite.