asper

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
7
Words With Friends
8
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ˈæspə/(UK)
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/ˈæspə/(UK) · /ˈæspɚ/(US)

Definition of asper

4 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (obsolete)Rough or harsh; severe, stern, serious.
    “An asper sound.”
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adj

  1. (obsolete)Rough or harsh; severe, stern, serious.
    “An asper sound.”

noun

  1. (obsolete, uncountable)Rough breathing; a mark (#) indicating that part of a word is aspirated, or pronounced with h before it.
  2. (historical)Any one of several small coins, circulated around the eastern Mediterranean area from the 12th to 17th centuries.
    “And for ten Aspers you shall daily finde some amongst them, that will give themselves a deepe gash with a Scimitarie, either in their armes or thighes.”

name

  1. A surname.

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Etymology

From Middle English aspre, from Old French aspre (modern French âpre), from Latin asper (“rough”).

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