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.
HOTLY
heatedly, hotly
(adverb) in a heated manner; “‘To say I am behind the strike is so much nonsense,’ declared Mr Harvey heatedly”; “the children were arguing hotly”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
hotly (comparative more hotly, superlative most hotly)
With great amounts of heat
In a heated manner; intensely or vehemently
Source: Wiktionary
Hot"ly, adv. Etym: [From Hot, a.]
1. In a hot or fiery manner; ardently; vehemently; violently; hastily; as, a hotly pursued.
2. In a lustful manner; lustfully. Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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FOCUS
(noun) maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system; “in focus”; “out of focus”
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