See Also: downwell(1)(dictionary)
downwell(2)(dictionary)

asperous (iou) and downwell(2) (iou)


asperous (iou)



asperous adjective. Now rare. M16.
[from late Latin asperosus, from Latin asper rough, harsh: see -OUS.]
Rough, rugged. M16.
Harsh, bitter. M16.

downwell(2) (iou)



downwell verb intrans. M20.
[from DOWN- after upwell.]
Of seawater etc.: sink in a downward current.
downwelling noun downward movement of fluid in the sea or the atmosphere; a downward current: M20.