Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
COMPACTLY
compactly
(adverb) taking up no more space than necessary; “liquid food compactly stored in a pressurized tank”
succinctly, compactly
(adverb) with concise and precise brevity; to the point; “Please state your case as succinctly as possible”; “he wrote compactly but clearly”
compactly
(adverb) in a compact manner or state; “The children were packed compactly into the car”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
compactly (comparative more compactly, superlative most compactly)
In a compact manner
Source: Wiktionary
Com*pact"ly, adv.
Definition: In a compact manner; with close union of parts; densely; tersely.
COMPACT
Com*pact", p. p. & a Etym: [L. compactus, p. p. of compingere to join or unite; com- + pangere to fasten, fix: cf. F. compacte. See Pact.]
1. Joined or held together; leagued; confederated. [Obs.] "Compact with her that's gone." Shak. A pipe of seven reeds, compact with wax together. Peacham.
2. Composed or made; -- with of. [Poetic] A wandering fire, Compact of unctuous vapor. Milton.
3. Closely or firmly united, as the particles of solid bodies; firm; close; solid; dense. Glass, crystal, gems, and other compact bodies. Sir I. Newton.
4. Brief; close; pithy; not diffuse; not verbose; as, a compact discourse.
Syn.
– Firm; close; solid; dense; pithy; sententious.
Com*pact", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Compacted; p. pr. & vb. n. Compacting.]
1. To thrust, drive, or press closely together; to join firmly; to consolidate; to make close; -- as the parts which compose a body. Now the bright sun compacts the precious stone. Blackstone.
2. To unite or connect firmly, as in a system. The whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth. Eph. iv. 16.
Com"pact, n. Etym: [L. compactum, fr. compacisci, p. p. compactus, to make an agreement with; com- + pacisci to make an agreement. See Pact.]
Definition: An agreement between parties; a covenant or contract. The law of nations depends on mutual compacts, treaties, leagues, etc. Blackstone. Wedlock is described as the indissoluble compact. Macaulay. The federal constitution has been styled a compact between the States by which it was ratified. Wharton.
Syn.
– See Covenant.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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