The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.
LESSENED
diminished, lessened, vitiated, weakened
(adjective) impaired by diminution
lessened
(adjective) decreased in severity; made less harsh
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
lessened
simple past tense and past participle of lessen
Adjective
lessened
Having been lessened.
Anagrams
• needless, seldseen
Source: Wiktionary
LESSEN
Less"en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lessened; p. pr. & vb. n. Lessening.] Etym: [From Less, a. ]
Definition: To make less; to reduce; to make smaller, or fewer; to diminish; to lower; to degrade; as, to lessen a kingdom, or a population; to lessen speed, rank, fortune. Charity . . . shall lessen his punishment. Calamy. St. Paul chose to magnify his office when ill men conspired to lessen it. Atterbury.
Syn.
– To diminish; reduce; abate; decrease; lower; impair; weaken; degrade.
Less"en, v. i.
Definition: To become less; to shrink; to contract; to decrease; to be diminished; as, the apparent magnitude of objects lessens as we recede from them; his care, or his wealth, lessened. The objection lessens much, and comes to no more than this: there was one witness of no good reputation. Atterbury.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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