Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
INSIGNIFICANTLY
insignificantly
(adverb) not to a significant degree or amount; “our budget will only be insignificantly affected by these new cuts”
insignificantly
(adverb) in an insignificant manner; “some people living insignificantly among us”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
insignificantly (comparative more insignificantly, superlative most insignificantly)
In an insignificant manner, or to a degree that does not matter.
Synonyms
• negligibly
Source: Wiktionary
In`sig*nif"i*cant*ly, adv.
Definition: without significance, importance, or effect; to no purpose. "Anger insignificantly fierce." Cowper.
INSIGNIFICANT
In`sig*nif"i*cant, a.
1. Not significant; void of signification, sense, or import; meaningless; as, insignificant words.
2. Having no weight or effect; answering no purpose; unimportant; valueless; futile. Laws must be insignificant without the sanction of rewards and punishments. Bp. Wilkins.
3. Without weight of character or social standing; mean; contemptible; as, an insignificant person.
Syn.
– Unimportant; immaterial; inconsiderable; small; inferior; trivial; mean; contemptible.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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