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.
LAUGHABLY
laughably, ridiculously, ludicrously, preposterously
(adverb) so as to arouse or deserve laughter; “her income was laughably small, but she managed to live well”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
laughably (not comparable)
In a manner that can be laughed at, humorous, in a laughable manner.
Source: Wiktionary
LAUGHABLE
Laugh"a*ble, a.
Definition: Fitted to excite laughter; as, a laughable story; a laughable scene.
Syn.
– Droll; ludicrous; mirthful; comical. See Droll, and Ludicrous.
– Laugh"a*ble*ness, n.
– Laugh"a*bly, adv.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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HABIT
(noun) (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; “owls have nocturnal habits”; “she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair”; “long use had hardened him to it”
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