"asperous" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more asperous [comparative], most asperous [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin asper (“rough, coarse”) + -ous. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|asper||rough, coarse}} Latin asper (“rough, coarse”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} asperous (comparative more asperous, superlative most asperous)
  1. Rough, rugged, uneven.
    Sense id: en-asperous-en-adj-m9WL8lh9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 6
  2. Bitter, cruel, severe.
    Sense id: en-asperous-en-adj-hNuV3F3d
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: asperously
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