{"id":20668,"date":"2026-02-06T10:15:27","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T17:15:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simonburrow.com\/?p=20668"},"modified":"2026-02-01T12:14:55","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T19:14:55","slug":"words-seldom-seen-asperity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/simonburrow.com\/?p=20668","title":{"rendered":"Words Seldom Seen: Asperity"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_5048-scaled.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" data-attachment-id=\"20669\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/simonburrow.com\/?attachment_id=20669\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_5048-scaled.jpeg?fit=2560%2C1440&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1440\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.78&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 15 Pro Max&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1769604591&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.7649998656528&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;64&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00041407867494824&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_5048\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_5048-scaled.jpeg?fit=700%2C394&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_5048.jpeg?resize=700%2C394&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20669\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.7777457375158172;width:613px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_5048-scaled.jpeg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_5048-scaled.jpeg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_5048-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_5048-scaled.jpeg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_5048-scaled.jpeg?resize=2048%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_5048-scaled.jpeg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_5048-scaled.jpeg?w=2100&amp;ssl=1 2100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Asperity<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Noun: Harshness of tone or manner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Example: &#8220;The asperity of his tone indicated that we should change the subject.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dictionary.com\/browse\/asperity\">Pronunciation click here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Asperity Noun: Harshness of tone or manner. 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