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.
OVERRATED
Etymology
Adjective
overrated (comparative more overrated, superlative most overrated)
Given an undue amount of credit for quality or merit in a field; not necessarily related to popularity.
Antonyms
• underrated
Verb
overrated
simple past tense and past participle of overrate
Anagrams
• overtrade, overtread
Source: Wiktionary
OVERRATE
O`ver*rate", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overrated; p. pr. & vb. n. Overrating.]
Definition: To rate or value too highly.
O"ver*rate`, n.
Definition: An excessive rate. [R.] Massinger.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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