An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.
HUMID
humid
(adjective) containing or characterized by a great deal of water vapor; “humid air”; “humid weather”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
humid (comparative humider, )
Containing perceptible moisture (usually describing air or atmosphere); damp; moist; somewhat wet or watery.
Synonyms: damp, moist, Thesaurus:wet
Source: Wiktionary
Hu"mid, a. Etym: [L. humidus, umidus, fr. humere, umere, to be moist; akin to uvidus moist, Gr. uksh to wet, sprinkle, and Icel. vökr moist, and perh. to E. ox: cf. F. humide.]
Definition: Containing sensible moisture; damp; moist; as, a humidair or atmosphere; somewhat wet or watery; as, humid earth; consisting of water or vapor. Evening cloud, or humid bow. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CRITICAL
(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; “a critical reading”; “a critical dissertation”; “a critical analysis of Melville’s writings”
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