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.
LAMBENTLY
Etymology
Adverb
lambently (comparative more lambently, superlative most lambently)
In a lambent manner, brightly.
Source: Wiktionary
LAMBENT
Lam"bent, a. Etym: [L. lambens, -enlis, p. pr. of lambere to lick; akin to lap. See Lap to drink by licking.]
1. Playing on the surface; touching lightly; gliding over. "A lambent flame." Dryden. "A lambent style." Beaconsfield.
2. Twinkling or gleaming; fickering. "The lambent purity of the stars." W. Irving.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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