MUNDANELY

mundanely

(adverb) in a mundane manner; “the young man spoke so mundanely of university life”

mundanely, terrestrially

(adverb) in a worldly manner; “terrestrially changeable”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

mundanely (comparative more mundanely, superlative most mundanely)

in a mundane manner

in a worldly manner

Source: Wiktionary


MUNDANE

Mun"dane, a. Etym: [L. mundanus, fr. mundus the world, an implement, toilet adornments, or dress; cf. mundus, a., clean, neat, Skr. mansds to adorn, dress, mansdsa adornment. Cf. Monde, Mound in heraldry.]

Definition: Of or pertaining to the world; worldly; earthly; terrestrial; as, the mundane sphere.

– Mun"dane*ly, adv. The defilement of mundane passions. I. Taylor.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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