CIRCUMVENTIVE

Etymology

Adjective

circumventive (comparative more circumventive, superlative most circumventive)

evading or overcoming some protective measure.

A circumventive unauthorised user was accessing secure information.

Source: Wiktionary


Cir`cum*vent"ive, a.

Definition: Tending to circumvent; deceiving by artifices; deluding.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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