HORRIDNESS

awfulness, dreadfulness, horridness, terribleness

(noun) a quality of extreme unpleasantness

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

horridness (usually uncountable, plural horridnesses)

The quality of being horrid

Source: Wiktionary


Hor"rid*ness, n.

Definition: The quality of being horrid.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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4 January 2025

RESURGE

(verb) rise again; “His need for a meal resurged”; “The candidate resurged after leaving politics for several years”


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There are four varieties of commercially viable coffee: Arabica, Liberica, Excelsa, and Robusta. Growers predominantly plant the Arabica species. Although less popular, Robusta tastes slightly more bitter and contains more caffeine.

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