Plain brewed coffee contains almost no calories, while coffee with dairy products, sugar, and other flavorings is much higher in calories. An espresso has 20 calories. A nonfat latte has 72, while a flavored one has 134.
LACERATE
lacerate, lacerated, mangled, torn
(adjective) having edges that are jagged from injury
lacerate, lacerated
(adjective) irregularly slashed and jagged as if torn; “lacerate leaves”
lacerate
(verb) cut or tear irregularly
lacerate
(verb) deeply hurt the feelings of; distress; “his lacerating remarks”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
lacerate (third-person singular simple present lacerates, present participle lacerating, simple past and past participle lacerated)
(transitive) To tear, rip or wound.
(transitive) To defeat thoroughly; to thrash.
Adjective
lacerate (not comparable)
(botany) Jagged, as if torn or lacerated.
Source: Wiktionary
Lac"er*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lacerated; p. pr. & vb. n. Lacerating ().] Etym: [L. laceratus, p. p. of lacerare to lacerate, fr. lacer mangled, lacerated; cf. Gr. slay.]
Definition: To tear; to rend; to separate by tearing; to mangle; as, to lacerate the flesh. Hence: To afflict; to torture; as, to lacerate the heart.
Lac"er*ate, Lac"er*a`ted, p. a. Etym: [L. laceratus, p. p.]
1. Rent; torn; mangled; as, a lacerated wound. By each other's fury lacerate Southey.
2. (Bot. & Zoöl.)
Definition: Jagged, or slashed irregularly, at the end, or along the edge.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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