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.
FORMATIVELY
Etymology
Adverb
formatively (comparative more formatively, superlative most formatively)
In a formative manner.
Source: Wiktionary
FORMATIVE
Form"a*tive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. formatif.]
1. Giving form; having the power of giving form; plastic; as, the formative arts. The meanest plant can not be raised without seed, by any formative residing in the soil. Bentley.
2. (Gram.)
Definition: Serving to form; derivative; not radical; as, a termination merely formative.
3. (Biol.)
Definition: Capable of growth and development; germinal; as, living or formative matter.
Form"a*tive, n. (Gram.) (a) That which serves merely to give form, and is no part of the radical, as the prefix or the termination of a word. (b) A word formed in accordance with some rule or usage, as from a root.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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TRAINED
(adjective) shaped or conditioned or disciplined by training; often used as a combining form; “a trained mind”; “trained pigeons”; “well-trained servants”
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