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.
INFIRM
infirm
(adjective) lacking firmness of will or character or purpose; “infirm of purpose; give me the daggers” - Shakespeare
decrepit, debile, feeble, infirm, rickety, sapless, weak, weakly
(adjective) lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality; “a feeble old woman”; “her body looked sapless”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
infirm (comparative infirmer, superlative infirmest)
Weak or ill, not in good health.
Irresolute; weak of mind or will.
Frail; unstable; insecure.
Verb
infirm (third-person singular simple present infirms, present participle infirming, simple past and past participle infirmed)
To contradict, to provide proof that something is not.
Synonyms
• disconfirm
Antonyms
• confirm
Anagrams
• Firmin
Source: Wiktionary
In*firm", a. Etym: [L.infirmus: cf.F.infirme. See In- not, and Firm, a.]
1. Not firm or sound; weak; feeble; as, an infirm body; an infirm constitution. A poor, infirm, weak, and despised old man. Shak.
2. Weak of mind or will; irresolute; vacillating. "An infirm judgment." Burke. Infirm of purpose! Shak.
3. Not solid or stable; insecure; precarious. He who fixes on false principles treads or infirm ground. South.
Syn.
– Debilitated; sickly; feeble; decrepit; weak; enfeebled; irresolute; vacillating; imbecile.
In*firm", v. t. Etym: [L. infirmare : cf. F.infirmer.]
Definition: To weaken; to enfeeble. [Obs.] Sir W. Raleigh.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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