Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
CLAMMY
clammy, dank
(adjective) unpleasantly cool and humid; âa clammy handshakeâ; âclammy weatherâ; âa dank cellarâ; âdank rain forestsâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
clammy (comparative clammier, superlative clammiest)
Cold and damp, usually referring to hands or palms.
(medicine) The quality of normal skin signs, epidermis that is neither diaphoretic nor dry.
Source: Wiktionary
Clam"my, a. [Compar. Clammier; superl. Clammiest.] Etym: [Cf. AS. clam clay. See Clam to clog, and cf. Clay.]
Definition: Having the quality of being viscous or adhesive; soft and sticky; glutinous; damp and adhesive, as if covered with a cold perspiration.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNINFORMATIVELY
(adverb) in an uninformative manner; ââI canât tell you when the manager will arrive,â he said rather uninformativelyâ
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