piceous (comparative more piceous, superlative most piceous)
(obsolete, rare) Of or pertaining to pitch (“a sticky, dark brown substance obtained from distilling turpentine or wood tar, or crude oil or tar”); having a quality like pitch; pitchlike, pitchy.
(chiefly, entomology) Resembling pitch in colour; a very dark brown.
Source: Wiktionary
Pic"e*ous, a. Etym: [L. piceus, fr. pix, picis, pitch.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to pitch; resembling pitch in color or quality; pitchy.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
13 March 2025
(adjective) conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy; “an accurate reproduction”; “the accounting was accurate”; “accurate measurements”; “an accurate scale”
Decaffeinated coffee is not caffeine-free. Studies from the National Institute of Health (US) have shown that virtually all decaf coffee types contain caffeine. A 236-ml (8-oz) cup of decaf coffee contains up to 7 mg of caffeine, whereas a regular cup provided 70-140 mg.
