#aspri

• Fierceness — The quality, trait, or state of being fierce; harshness, violence, doughtiness, fiery nature, or overwhelming intensity of a physical or mental manifestation. It represents an abstract concept used in poetic prose or classical texts to shade the untamed force of a character, conflict, or natural phenomenon.
• Pastern dermatitis — A popular veterinary term synonymous with 'ariceală', denoting eczematous dermatitis in horses located at the pastern crease of the hoof. In botany, it is the common name for certain medicinal plants or weeds with stems or fruits covered in coarse hairs, tiny spines, or hooks (such as Medicago species), traditionally used in empirical treatments for skin disorders.
• Bristling — The act of bristling or becoming like a hedgehog and its result; a process through which the surface of a material, a fabric, or hair strands become rough, rigid, bristly, or raised upward, structurally recalling the appearance of hedgehog spines. In metallurgy or mechanics, the term can describe the formation of small asperities, burrs, or sharp irregularities on a part's surface due to faulty thermal or mechanical processing.
• Prick — The result of bristling or roughening; a shaggy, rough portion or an area full of thistles and spines on a textile, plant, or skin surface. In regional dialects, the term can be used to describe a small puncture, sting, or scratch caused by plant thorns or animal spines, leaving the skin structurally inflamed and rough.
• In the manner of mercenaries — In the manner of the arnăuți (Albanian mercenaries); with harshness, brutality, fierce determination, or reckless courage. The adverb describes the way a person acts, speaks, dresses, or behaves, borrowing the specific traits of the old arnăuți warriors.
• Roughness — The state, quality, or characteristic of a surface being uneven, porous, or rough to the touch; (in a structural or technical sense) a small prominence, unevenness, or geometric imperfection that increases the friction force between two contacting bodies; (figuratively) a manifestation of hardness, harshness, or severity in behavior, language, or interpersonal relations.
• Roughness — A sensation or property of a surface, material, or food of being rough, rugged, coarse, or lacking smoothness; a tactile characteristic of an object that scratches or opposes resistance to touch; in a gustatory sense, it describes an astringent, sour-bitter, or harsh sensation on the tongue (specific to young wines or unripe fruits); in a figurative sense, it refers to a harshness of character, severity, or hardness in behavior or expression.
• To roughen — To become or make rough, rugged, or lacking smoothness to the touch; to acquire an astringent or sour-bitter note (of taste); in a figurative sense, it means to become more severe, harsh, demanding, or rigid in behavior, rules, attitudes, or measures; to intensify the severity of a situation or a punishment.
• Roughish — Somewhat rough, moderately rugged, or slightly astringent to the taste; a diminutive term used to describe a surface, a fabric, or a substance that exhibits minor roughness without being completely harsh or bothersome to the touch. In oenology, it describes a young wine that has a discrete acidity and a slightly sharp note on the palate.
• Harshness — The quality or state of being rough or harsh; a lack of smoothness, fineness, or softness of a tactile surface; an astringent or unpleasant sensation to the taste; in a figurative sense, it represents an extreme severity of character, rigidity in applying rules, hardness of language, intolerance, or a violent intensity of meteorological phenomena.
• Roughening — The act of roughening or harshening and its result; a process through which a surface loses its smoothness and becomes rugged, or through which a taste acquires an astringent note. In a figurative sense, it represents an increase in severity, requirements, or intensity of rules, punishments, or weather conditions; a functional synonym for intensification or tightening.
• Roughish (fem.) — The feminine form of the adjective 'asprișor', meaning quite rough, moderately rugged, or slightly astringent; in folk botany, it is a regional name attributed to certain species of herbaceous plants whose leaves or stems are covered with rigid hairs that leave a rough sensation to the touch.
• Roughish — Somewhat rough, moderately rugged, or slightly astringent; a diminutive adjective used to describe a texture, surface, or taste that exhibits a discrete harshness without becoming entirely hard; in oenology, it denotes a young, fresh wine with a slightly elevated acidity, and in folk botany, it is the name of a plant species in the borage family with leaves covered in rigid hairs.
• Roughened — Having been made or having become rough, rugged, dry, or lacking smoothness; in a figurative sense, it describes a situation, a regulation, a tone of voice, or a punishment that has become much more severe, rigid, restrictive, or harder to tolerate.
• Roughish — A regional or derived variant for rough or harsh; presenting a slightly rugged, coarse, or rough texture to the touch; also used in popular language to describe an astringent taste or a person's character that is quite severe, sharp, and unforgiving in relations with others.
• Rough — Presenting irregularities, prominences, or roughness to the touch, lacking smoothness and softness; producing an astringent, sour, bitter, or sharp sensation to the taste, or a strident, hoarse, and unpleasant sound to the hearing. In a figurative and moral sense, it describes a severe, rigid, unforgiving person, extremely harsh rules or punishments, or violent and hard-to-endure climatic phenomena (such as a harsh winter). In folk ichthyology, it can also denote the asprete fish.