According to Statista, the global coffee industry is worth US$363 billion in 2020. The market grows annually by 10.6%, and 78% of revenue came from out-of-home establishments like cafes and coffee beverage retailers.
FUNEREAL
funereal, sepulchral
(adjective) suited to or suggestive of a grave or burial; “funereal gloom”; “hollow sepulchral tones”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
funereal (comparative more funereal, superlative most funereal)
Of or relating to a funeral.
Similar to a funeral in mood; dignified or solemn.
Source: Wiktionary
Fu*ne"re*al, a. Etym: [L. funereus, fr. fentus a funeral.]
Definition: Suiting a funeral; pertaining to burial; solemn. Hence: Dark; dismal; mournful. Jer. Taylor. What seem to us but sad funereal tapers May be heaven's distant lamps. Longfellow.
– Fu*ne"re*al*ly, adv.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CATCH
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
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