Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
PONDEROUSLY
ponderously
(adverb) in a heavy ponderous manner; “he moves ponderously”
ponderously
(adverb) in an uninterestingly ponderous manner; “the play was staged with ponderously realistic sets”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
ponderously (comparative more ponderously, superlative most ponderously)
In a ponderous manner; very slowly.
Source: Wiktionary
Pon"der*ous*ly, adv.
Definition: In a ponderous manner.
PONDEROUS
Pon"der*ous, a. Etym: [L. ponderosus, from pondus, -eris, a weight: cf. F. pondéreux. See Ponder.]
1. Very heavy; weighty; as, a ponderous shield; a ponderous load; the ponderous elephant. The sepulcher . . . Hath oped his ponderous and marble jaws. Shak.
2. Important; momentous; forcible. "Your more ponderous and settled project." Shak.
3. Heavy; dull; wanting; lightless or spirit; as, a ponderous style; a ponderous joke. Ponderous spar (Min.), heavy spar, or barytes. See Barite.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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