Coffee is the second largest traded commodity in the world, next to crude oil. It’s also one of the oldest commodities, with over 2.25 billion cups of coffee consumed worldwide daily.
DROPSICAL
edematous, dropsical
(adjective) swollen with an excessive accumulation of fluid
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
dropsical (comparative more dropsical, superlative most dropsical)
Pertaining to, or afflicted with, dropsy.
Source: Wiktionary
Drop"si*cal, a. Etym: [From Dropsy.]
1. Diseased with dropsy; hydropical; tending to dropsy; as, a dropsical patient.
2. Of or pertaining to dropsy.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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