Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
adj
Rugose, rough (having an uneven surface).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: formal, obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Harsh, rude.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: nonstandard
Qualifier: non-native speakers' English
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
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An anglicisation of Spanish and Portuguese ríspido, from re- + híspido. The term sees use by Portuguese and Spanish speakers, as well as in translations of works originally in Portuguese or Spanish. Likely independently derived multiple times.
