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.
MOODILY
moodily
(adverb) in a moody manner; “in the bar, a youngish, sharp-eyed man was staring moodily into a gin and tonic”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
moodily (comparative more moodily, superlative most moodily)
In a moody manner.
Anagrams
• doomily
Source: Wiktionary
Mood"i*ly, adv.
Definition: In a moody manner.
MOODY
Mood"y, a. [Compar. Moodier; superl. Moodiest.] Etym: [AS. modig courageous.]
1. Subject to varying moods, especially to states of mind which are unamiable or depressed.
2. Hence: Out of humor; peevish; angry; fretful; also, abstracted and pensive; sad; gloomy; melancholy. "Every peevish, moody malcontent." Rowe. Arouse thee from thy moody dream! Sir W. Scott.
Syn.
– Gloomy; pensive; sad; fretful; capricious.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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