Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
BRUSQUE
brusque, brusk, curt, short
(adjective) marked by rude or peremptory shortness; “try to cultivate a less brusque manner”; “a curt reply”; “the salesgirl was very short with him”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
brusque (comparative brusquer or more brusque, superlative brusquest or most brusque)
Rudely abrupt, unfriendly.
Source: Wiktionary
Brusque, a. Etym: [F. brusque, from It. brusco brusque, tart, sour, perh. fr. L. (vitis) labrusca wild (vine); or cf. OHG. bruttisc grim, fr. brutti terror.]
Definition: Rough and prompt in manner; blunt; abrupt; hluff; as, a brusque man; a brusque style.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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