“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States
FRUCTUOUSLY
Etymology
Adverb
fructuously (comparative more fructuously, superlative most fructuously)
(archaic) fruitfully
Source: Wiktionary
FRUCTUOUS
Fruc"tu*ous, a. Etym: [L. fructuosus: cf, F. fructueux.]
Definition: Fruitful; productive; profitable. [Obs.] Nothing fructuous or profitable. Chaucer.
– Fruc"tu*ous*ly, adv.
– Fruc"tu*ous*ness, n. [Obs.]
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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