There are four varieties of commercially viable coffee: Arabica, Liberica, Excelsa, and Robusta. Growers predominantly plant the Arabica species. Although less popular, Robusta tastes slightly more bitter and contains more caffeine.
DEPRECIATIVE
belittling, deprecating, deprecative, deprecatory, depreciative, depreciatory, slighting
(adjective) tending to diminish or disparage; “belittling comments”; “managed a deprecating smile at the compliment”; “deprecatory remarks about the book”; “a slighting remark”
depreciating, depreciative, depreciatory
(adjective) tending to decrease or cause a decrease in value; “a depreciating currency”; “depreciatory effects on prices”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
depreciative (comparative more depreciative, superlative most depreciative)
Tending to depreciate (in value etc.)
Source: Wiktionary
De*pre"ci*a`tive, a.
Definition: Tending, or intended, to depreciate; expressing depreciation; undervaluing.
– De*pre"ci*a`tive*ly, adv.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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