Coffee is the second largest traded commodity in the world, next to crude oil. Itβs also one of the oldest commodities, with over 2.25 billion cups of coffee consumed worldwide daily.
chastising
present participle of chastise
Source: Wiktionary
Chas*tise", v. t. [imp & p. p. Chastised; p. pr. & vb. n. Chastising.] Etym: [OE. chastisen; chastien + ending -isen + modern - ise, ize, L. izare, G. Chasten.]
1. To inflict pain upon, by means of stripes, or in any other manner, for the purpose of punishment or reformation; to punish, as with stripes. How fine my master is! I am afraid He will chastise me. Shak. I am glad to see the vanity or envy of the canting chemists thus discovered and chastised. Boyle.
2. To reduce to order or obedience; to correct or purify; to free from faults or excesses. The gay, social sense, by decency chastised. Thomson.
Syn.
– See Chasten.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 June 2024
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Coffee is the second largest traded commodity in the world, next to crude oil. Itβs also one of the oldest commodities, with over 2.25 billion cups of coffee consumed worldwide daily.