asperity: severity of tone, manner, or temper; roughness; harshness asperity ------ roughness, severity; bitterness or tartness asperity ------ sharpness; roughness; severity ; Ex. asperities of a Russian winter asperity ------severity; harshness; irritability asperity ------ biting in whit-negative asperity ------ sharpness These remarks, spoken with asperity, stung the boys to whom they had been directed. asperity ------ harshness; roughness asperity-----sharpness; roughness; severity ; Ex. asperities of a Russian winter 12 apseritymildness asperity n.严酷, 粗暴, 刻薄 839. asperity depth mildness imprecision leisure indifference 粗鲁 深度 温和 不精确 闲暇 无动于衷,冷漠 Answer: asperitymildness of temper 严酷脾气温和 asperity roughness harshness ill temper irritability Synonyms: harshness, sharpness The asperity with which she spoke revealed her anger about the situation. |