There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.
AWRY
awry, amiss(p), haywire, wrong
(adjective) not functioning properly; “something is amiss”; “has gone completely haywire”; “something is wrong with the engine”
askew, awry, cockeyed, lopsided, wonky, skew-whiff
(adjective) turned or twisted toward one side; “a...youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry”- G.K.Chesterton; “his wig was, as the British say, skew-whiff”
awry, amiss
(adverb) away from the correct or expected course; “something has gone awry in our plans”; “something went badly amiss in the preparations”
askew, awry, skew-whiff
(adverb) turned or twisted to one side; “rugs lying askew”; “with his necktie twisted awry”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
awry (comparative more awry, superlative most awry)
Obliquely, crookedly; askew.
Perversely, improperly.
Adjective
awry (comparative more awry, superlative most awry)
Turned or twisted toward one side; crooked, distorted, out of place.
Wrong or distorted; perverse, amiss.
Usage notes
• As an adjective, awry is almost always used as a predicate adjective.
Synonyms
• (misaligned): wonky (mostly UK)
Anagrams
• Wray, wary, wray
Source: Wiktionary
A*wry", adv. & a. Etym: [Pref. a- + wry.]
1. Turned or twisted toward one side; not in a straight or true direction, or position; out of the right course; distorted; obliquely; asquint; with oblique vision; as, to glance awry. "Your crown's awry." Shak. Blows them transverse, ten thousand leagues awry. Into the devious air. Milton.
2. Aside from the line of truth, or right reason; unreasonable or unreasonably; perverse or perversely. Or by her charms Draws him awry, enslaved. Milton. Nothing more awry from the law of God and nature than that a woman should give laws to men. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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LEFT
(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”
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