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
27 May 2025
(noun) the property of being directional or maintaining a direction; “the directionality of written English is from left to right”
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.
