asperation

noun

Meaning

Harshness; unpleasantness.
Harshness; unpleasantness.
The act of asperating; a making or becoming rough.

Examples

The Welshe doe drown the true ſounde of manie letters and ſillables by a kinde of asperation, contrarie to moste Languages

Word Forms

asperations

Etymology

From Middle English asperacione, from Latin asperationem.

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