According to WorldAtlas, Finland is the biggest coffee consumer in the entire world. The average Finn will consume 12 kg of coffee each year.
IGNOMINIOUSLY
disgracefully, ingloriously, ignominiously, discreditably, shamefully, dishonorably, dishonourably
(adverb) in a dishonorable manner or to a dishonorable degree; “his grades were disgracefully low”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
ignominiously (comparative more ignominiously, superlative most ignominiously)
in an ignominious manner
Source: Wiktionary
Ig`no*min"i*ous*ly, adv.
Definition: In an ignominious manner; disgracefully; shamefully; ingloriously.
IGNOMINIOUS
Ig`no*min"i*ous, a. Etym: [L. ignominiosus: cf. F. ignominieux.]
1. Marked with ignominy; in curring public disgrace; dishonorable; shameful. Then first with fear surprised and sense of pain, Fled ignominious. Milton.
2. Deserving ignominy; despicable. One single, obscure, ignominious projector. Swift.
3. Humiliating; degrading; as, an ignominious judgment or sentence. Macaulay.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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