asperity
noun
[ əˈspɛrɪti ]
• harshness of tone or manner.
• "he pointed this out with some asperity"
Similar:
harshness,
sharpness,
roughness,
abrasiveness,
severity,
acerbity,
astringency,
bitterness,
acidity,
tartness,
edge,
acrimony,
virulence,
sarcasm,
Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘hardship, rigour’): from Old French asperite, or Latin asperitas, from asper ‘rough’.
