The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
FORTHWITH
immediately, instantly, straightaway, straight off, directly, now, right away, at once, forthwith, like a shot
(adverb) without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening; “he answered immediately”; “found an answer straightaway”; “an official accused of dishonesty should be suspended forthwith”; “Come here now!”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
forthwith (not comparable)
(chiefly, formal, literary) Without delay; immediately. [from early 14th c.]
Synonyms: forthwithal (archaic), Thesaurus:immediately
Source: Wiktionary
Forth`with" ( or ; see With), adv.
1. Immediately; without delay; directly. Immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales; and he received sight forthwith. Acts ix. 18.
2. (Law)
Definition: As soon as the thing required may be done by reasonable exertion confined to that object. Bouvier.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SOLICITOUSLY
(adverb) in a concerned and solicitous manner; “‘Don’t you feel well?’ his mother asked solicitously”
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