CEFR B2

asperulous

adjective

Meaning

asperulous means (botany) Slightly rough, due to minute small hard protrusions on the surface. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The writer described the response as asperulous.
A asperulous tone can change the mood of a conversation.

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asperulous (B2)

adjective

Definition

Examples

The writer described the response as asperulous.
A asperulous tone can change the mood of a conversation.

How to Use asperulous

asperulous + noun (collocation): Use asperulous before a noun to describe that quality. — "The writer described a asperulous reaction."
become asperulous (collocation): Use after become, seem, or be for a state or quality. — "The discussion became asperulous near the end."

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