Coffee is the second largest traded commodity in the world, next to crude oil. It’s also one of the oldest commodities, with over 2.25 billion cups of coffee consumed worldwide daily.
AVERSIVE
aversive
(adjective) tending to repel or dissuade; “aversive conditioning”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
aversive (comparative more aversive, superlative most aversive)
tending to repel, causing avoidance (of a situation, a behaviour, an item, etc.)
Noun
aversive (countable and uncountable, plural aversives)
(grammar, uncountable) a grammatical case indicating that something is avoided or feared; the evitative case
(psychology, countable) an unpleasant stimulus intended to induce a change in behaviour
Source: Wiktionary
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IMPROVISED
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
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