Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
OBTUSELY
dumbly, densely, obtusely
(adverb) in a stupid manner; “he had so rapaciously desired and so obtusely expected to find her alone”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
obtusely (comparative more obtusely, superlative most obtusely)
In an obtuse manner.
Source: Wiktionary
Ob*tuse"ly, adv.
Definition: In an obtuse manner.
OBTUSE
Ob*tuse". a. [Compar. Obtuser (; superl. Obtusest.] Etym: [L. obtusus, p.p. of obtundere to blunt: cf. F. obtus. See Obtund.]
1. Not pointed or acute; blunt; -- applied esp. to angles greater than a right angle, or containing more than ninety degrees.
2. Not having acute sensibility or perceptions; dull; stupid; as, obtuse senses. Milton.
3. Dull; deadened; as, obtuse sound. Johnson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
7 February 2025
STORY
(noun) a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events; “he writes stories for the magazines”
Coffee Trivia
