Coffee is the second largest traded commodity in the world, next to crude oil. It’s also one of the oldest commodities, with over 2.25 billion cups of coffee consumed worldwide daily.
PLENTIFUL
ample, copious, plenteous, plentiful, rich
(adjective) affording an abundant supply; “had ample food for the party”; “copious provisions”; “food is plentiful”; “a plenteous grape harvest”; “a rich supply”
plentiful
(adjective) existing in great number or quantity; “rhinoceroses were once plentiful here”
bountiful, plentiful
(adjective) producing in abundance; “the bountiful earth”; “a plentiful year”; “fruitful soil”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
plentiful (comparative plentifuller or plentifuler or more plentiful, superlative most plentiful)
Existing in large number or ample amount.
Yielding abundance; fruitful.
(obsolete) lavish; profuse; prodigal
Synonyms
• See also plentiful
Source: Wiktionary
Plen"ti*ful, a.
1. Containing plenty; copious; abundant; ample; as, a plentiful harvest; a plentiful supply of water.
2. Yielding abundance; prolific; fruitful. If it be a long winter, it is commonly a more plentiful year. Bacon.
3. Lavish; profuse; prodigal. [Obs.] He that is plentiful in expenses will hardly be preserved from Bacon.
– Plen"ti*ful*ly, adv.
– Plen"ti*ful*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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OBSERVE
(verb) conform one’s action or practice to; “keep appointments”; “she never keeps her promises”; “We kept to the original conditions of the contract”
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