adj rough; rugged; harsh; bitter; stern; fierce.
2. asper ·noun a turkish money of account (formerly a coin), of little value; the 120th part of a piaster.
3. asper ·noun the rough breathing; a mark (/) placed over an initial vowel sound or over / to show that it is aspirated, that is, pronounced with h before it; thus "ws, pronounced h/s, "rh`twr, pronounced hra"t/r.