Plain brewed coffee contains almost no calories, while coffee with dairy products, sugar, and other flavorings is much higher in calories. An espresso has 20 calories. A nonfat latte has 72, while a flavored one has 134.
FRACTIOUSLY
fractiously
(adverb) in a fractious manner; “the horse was behaving fractiously and refused to jump”
peevishly, querulously, fractiously
(adverb) in a peevish manner
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
fractiously (comparative more fractiously, superlative most fractiously)
In a fractious manner.
Source: Wiktionary
FRACTIOUS
Frac"tious, a. Etym: [Cf. Prov. E. frack forward, eager, E. freak, fridge; or Prov. E. fratch to squabble, quarrel.]
Definition: Apt to break out into a passion; apt to scold; cross; snappish; ugly; unruly; as, a fractious man; a fractious horse.
Syn.
– Snappish; peevish; waspish; cross; irritable; perverse; pettish.
– Frac"tious*ly, v.
– Frac"tious*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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GRIEVOUS
(adjective) causing or marked by grief or anguish; “a grievous loss”; “a grievous cry”; “her sigh was heartbreaking”; “the heartrending words of Rabin’s granddaughter”
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