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.
FOOLISH
anserine, dopy, dopey, foolish, goosey, goosy, gooselike, jerky
(adjective) having or revealing stupidity; “ridiculous anserine behavior”; “a dopey answer”; “a dopey kid”; “some fool idea about rewriting authors’ books”
foolish
(adjective) devoid of good sense or judgment; “foolish remarks”; “a foolish decision”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
foolish (comparative foolisher or more foolish, superlative foolishest or most foolish)
(of a person, an action, etc.) Lacking good sense or judgement; unwise.
Resembling or characteristic of a fool.
• Aeschylus
Synonyms
• absurd
• idiotic
• ridiculous
• silly
• unwise
Antonyms
• wise
Source: Wiktionary
Fool"ish, a.
1. Marked with, or exhibiting, folly; void of understanding; weak in intellect; without judgment or discretion; silly; unwise. I am a very foolish fond old man. Shak.
2. Such as a fool would do; proceeding from weakness of mind or silliness; exhibiting a want of judgment or discretion; as, a foolish act.
3. Absurd; ridiculous; despicable; contemptible. A foolish figure he must make. Prior.
Syn.
– Absurd; shallow; shallow-brained; brainless; simple; irrational; unwise; imprudent; indiscreet; incautious; silly; ridiculous; vain; trifling; contemptible. See Absurd.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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POLYGENIC
(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes
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