QUAQUAVERSALLY

Etymology

Adverb

quaquaversally (comparative more quaquaversally, superlative most quaquaversally)

In a quaquaversal way.

Source: Wiktionary


QUAQUAVERSAL

Qua`qua*ver"sal, a. Etym: [L. quaqua wheresoever, whithersoever + versus, p. p. of vertere to turn.]

1. Turning or dipping in any or every direction.

2. (Geol.)

Definition: Dipping toward all points of the compass round a center, as beds of lava round a crater.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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