EXPANSIBLY

Etymology

Adverb

expansibly (comparative more expansibly, superlative most expansibly)

In an expansible manner.

Source: Wiktionary


EXPANSIBLE

Ex*pan"si*ble, a. Etym: [Cf. F. expansible.]

Definition: Capable of being expanded or spread out widely. Bodies are not expansible in proposition to their weight. Ex*pab"si*ble*ness ,n. -Ex*pan"si*bly ,adv.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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