Coffee is the second largest traded commodity in the world, next to crude oil. It’s also one of the oldest commodities, with over 2.25 billion cups of coffee consumed worldwide daily.
LETHARGY
languor, lethargy, sluggishness, phlegm, flatness
(noun) inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy; “the general appearance of sluggishness alarmed his friends”
inanition, lassitude, lethargy, slackness
(noun) weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy
lethargy, lassitude, sluggishness
(noun) a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
lethargy (countable and uncountable, plural lethargies)
(pathology) A condition characterized by extreme fatigue or drowsiness, or prolonged sleep patterns. [from 14th c.]
A state of extreme torpor or apathy, especially with lack of emotion or interest; loosely, sluggishness, laziness. [from 14th c.]
Source: Wiktionary
Leth"ar*gy, n.; pl. -gies. Etym: [F. léthargie, L. letgargia, Gr. Lethe.]
1. Morbid drowsiness; continued or profound sleep, from which a person can scarcely be awaked.
2. A state of inaction or indifference. Europe lay then under a deep lethargy. Atterbury.
Leth"ar*gy, v. t.
Definition: To lethargize. [Obs.] Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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RACY
(adjective) marked by richness and fullness of flavor; “a rich ruby port”; “full-bodied wines”; “a robust claret”; “the robust flavor of fresh-brewed coffee”
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