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.
EXIGUOUS
exiguous
(adjective) extremely scanty; “an exiguous budget”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
exiguous (comparative more exiguous, superlative most exiguous)
scanty; meager
Source: Wiktionary
Ex*ig"u*ous, a. Etym: [L. exiguus.]
Definition: Scanty; small; slender; diminutive. [R.] "Exiguous resources." Carlyle.
– Ex*ig"uous*ness, n. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
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