plural asperities
Definition of asperity
1
: roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger
He asked with some asperity just what they were implying.
3a
: roughness of surface : unevenness
also
: a tiny projection from a surface
the asperities of the tongue
b
: roughness of sound
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The first known use of asperity was in the 13th century
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