ppl. a. [f. prec. + -ED.] Roughened; made harsh.
1676. Boyle, in Phil. Trans., XI. 806. This Liquor … was far enough from being smooth, being variously. asperated by many flaky particles.
1835. L. Hunt, Lond. Jrnl., No. 73. 274. A very different F from ours—a sharper and more asperated consonant [? confused with aspirated].
