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.
MANTIC
divinatory, mantic, sibylline, sibyllic, vatic, vatical
(adjective) resembling or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy; “the high priest’s divinatory pronouncement”; “mantic powers”; “a kind of sibylline book with ready and infallible answers to questions”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
mantic (comparative more mantic, superlative most mantic)
Relating to divination; prophetic.
Noun
mantic (plural mantics)
A soothsayer, a seer.
Source: Wiktionary
Man"tic, a. Etym: [Gr.
Definition: Of or pertaining to divination, or to the condition of one inspired, or supposed to be inspired, by a deity; prophetic. [R.] "Mantic fury." Trench.
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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