RUTHFULNESS

mournfulness, sorrowfulness, ruthfulness

(noun) a state of gloomy sorrow

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

ruthfulness (uncountable)

The state or condition of being ruthful; sorrowfulness; contrition.

Mercifulness; pity.

Anagrams

• hurtfulness

Source: Wiktionary



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18 November 2024

AWRY

(adjective) not functioning properly; “something is amiss”; “has gone completely haywire”; “something is wrong with the engine”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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