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Meanings of asperity in English
Something hard to endure.
Synonyms
Examples for "severity"
Examples for "severity"
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Several experts said the new rating exaggerated the severity of the crisis.
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Nancy said with unusual severity, 'Don't ask so many questions, my girl.'
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Incidence and severity of common adverse events were consistent with previous reports.
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Statistics alone can no longer capture the severity of America's COVID-19 situation.
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For years, the people of Sudan have faced enormous and unacceptable hardship.
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This had caused them some hardship, particularly over Christmas, the court heard.
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From May 1918, soldiers' families in hardship could apply for emergency relief.
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We're also looking at a hardship assessment with these families, Funaki said.
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It was a life of hardship; of social starvation almost like exile.
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Most scales to date have not been developed with sufficient rigor, however.
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Thus, understanding the substrain differences is important for scientific rigor and reproducibility.
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The tools didn't exist to interpret genetic data with the necessary rigor.
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In short, he helped to bring rigor, clarity, and method to chemistry.
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Tougher engineering rigor and recall-happy management may also increase the overall tab.
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Whatever its causes, lack of scientific rigour can have major commercial consequences.
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The rigour in England is mere puritanic hypocrisy, shortsightedness and racial self-esteem.
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The honesty and rigour of CRU as scientists are not in doubt.
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He gave British Shipbuilders a financial rigour that it had badly lacked.
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Clinical relevance and scientific rigour determined which articles we selected for review.
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The wretchedness and grimness of it all smote him to the heart.
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Demarest won't be the same without your mesomorphic grimness, he said matter-of-factly.
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One way or the other, he added, a grimness to his tone.
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Sun-bright Ganymede holds a different kind of grimness, just as chillingly divine.
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The grimness went out of his frown, the reluctance from his attitude.
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There were very few people in the galaxy with Anton's systematic rigorousness.
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Always careless about historical rigorousness, he explained that the war is as much a case of Russian aggression as German aggression.
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The newspaper man made some comments on how much the teacher knew about journalism, although the school is noted for the rigorousness of its course.
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His clothing was very plain, even to severeness.
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During all these mortifications and the severeness of his industry, he appears to have become a prey to extraordinary visions and imaginations.
Usage of asperity in English
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Even the compliment did not soften the asperity of the maimed beauty.
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They had nothing of asperity; but it is useless to explain them.
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Those who are of a gentle disposition act and speak without asperity.
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The Miller replied with asperity, It's no use your regretting the past.
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She made charges against Mr. Gumbo to which he replied with asperity.
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There is sadness glooming out of him, but no unkindness nor asperity.
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He remained silent a moment from astonishment, and then said with asperity-
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You must have gone off your head, said Mrs. Peniston with asperity.
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This letter was written in terms of great asperity to the Danish commander.
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The orators of the opposition declaimed against him with great animation and asperity.
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Locks, his voice lined with asperity, asked Duncan what he had in mind.
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Taking umbrage at the asperity of her tone, he replied impudently:
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Indeed, it increased rather than lessened the asperity of her detractors.
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There was no asperity in her voice now, only puzzled helplessness.
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When he finally spoke it was with a touch of asperity.
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Nothing could soften the asperity of her temper, or restrain her unreasonable exactions.
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