EXTIRPATIVE

Etymology

Adjective

extirpative (comparative more extirpative, superlative most extirpative)

Of, relating to, or pertaining to an extirpation.

Source: Wiktionary


Ex"tir*pa*tive, a.

Definition: Capable of rooting out, or tending to root out. Cheyne.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

25 December 2024

UNAMBIGUOUS

(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa


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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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