asper

About 0.08 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Rough or harsh; severe, stern, serious.
2. noun Rough breathing; a mark (#) indicating that part of a word is aspirated, or pronounced with h before it.
3. noun Any one of several small coins, circulated around the eastern Mediterranean area from the 12th to 17th centuries.

Similar words

stiff austere rugged acerb acerbitous asperous hardsome severe acerbic asperulous

Often followed by

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