PROMISSORILY

Etymology

Adverb

promissorily (not comparable)

In a promissory manner.

Source: Wiktionary


Prom"is*so*ri*ly, adv.

Definition: In a promissory manner. Sir T. Browne.

PROMISSORY

Prom"is*so*ry, a.

Definition: Containing a promise or binding declaration of something to be done or forborne. Promissory note (Law), a written promise to pay to some person named, and at a time specified therein, or on demand, or at sight, a certain sum of money, absolutely and at all events; -- frequently called a note of hand. Kent. Byles. Story.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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25 October 2024

SUPERIORITY

(noun) displaying a sense of being better than others; “he hated the white man’s superiority and condescension”


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According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.

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