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asper is a Latin Adjective that primarily means rough.
Adjective
rough, harsh
English derivatives:
asperity exasperate exasperation
Adjective
Disagreeable to the touch, rough, harsh; (neut. as sb.) a rough surface. (b) ~era ARTERIA, the windpipe, trachea. (c) (of parts of the body, as a sign of disease or injury); (also, of coughs, thirst) accompanied by roughness. (d) rough (with hair, etc.), shaggy; (also applied to the beard); (of people) hairy. (e) (of sand, grain) coarse.
Embossed, encrusted (with ornamentation). (b) (of coins in mint condition).
Sharp, jagged, pointed; (spec.) having jagged edges, irregular in shape. (b) bristling (with points), prickly, spiky, thorny; (of hair) standing on end, bristling.
(of terrain, roads) Rough to traverse, uneven, broken; (of islands) rugged. (b) (of woods, etc.) uncultivated, wild, rough. (c) (of the sea, rapids, etc.) rough. (d) (of movement) rough, violent.
(of sounds) Harsh to the ear, grating, raucous.
Heu, miserande puer, si qua fata aspera rumpas, tu Marcellus eris.Compare Alas, poor youth! If only you could escape your harsh fate! Marcellus you shall be.
Aspero enim et abscisso castigationis genere militaris disciplina indiget, quia vires armis constant; quae, ubi a recto tenore desciverunt oppressura sunt, nisi opprimantur.Compare Military discipline requires that punishment be harsh and speedy. For the strength of the state depends on the army; once the latter leaves the path of duty, it is bound to become oppressive unless checked in time.
Caveo semper, ne quis in res asper aut inhumanus sum videor.Compare You will always have to take care lest you should appear to have been too rough or unfeeling in any matter.
Asperius nihil est humili cum surgit in altum. [In Eutropium, 181]Compare Nothing is so cruel as a man raised from lowly station to prosperity.
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Chicago (17th ed.)
Allo Contributors. "asper, aspera, asperum (adj.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed September 8, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/asper-aspera-asperum.
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