rispid /ˈɹɪspɪd/ adjective2 •(nonstandard) Harsh, rude.The desperate Youth, livid, rispid, addressed the Maiden, clutching the rails of the garden fence. — 1968 •(formal, no longer used) Rugose, rough (having an uneven surface).[…] seeds in twos, threes, or fives under each scale, with their wing appendage small, and the shell thin and rispid. — 1866 formsmore rispid · most rispid