According to WorldAtlas, Finland is the biggest coffee consumer in the entire world. The average Finn will consume 12 kg of coffee each year.
PLAINTIVELY
plaintively
(adverb) in a plaintive manner; “the last note of the song rang out plaintively”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
plaintively (comparative more plaintively, superlative most plaintively)
In a plaintive manner.
Source: Wiktionary
PLAINTIVE
Plain"tive, a. Etym: [F. plaintif. See Plaintiff, n.]
1. Repining; complaining; lamenting. Dryden.
2. Expressive of sorrow or melancholy; mournful; sad. "The most plaintive ditty." Landor.
– Plain"tive*ly, adv.
– Plain"tive*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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