Asper /(ăs"pẽr)/

As·per

Asper

a.
  1. Rough; rugged; harsh; bitter; stern; fierce. [Archaic]

Asper

n.
  1. The rough breathing; a mark (ʽ) placed over an initial vowel sound or over ρ to show that it is aspirated, that is, pronounced with h before it; thus "ws, pronounced hōs, "rh`twr, pronounced hrā"tōr. (Greek Gram.)

Asper

n.
  1. A Turkish money of account (formerly a coin), of little value; the 120th part of a piaster.