As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
Sick"er*ly, Sik"er*ly, adv.
Definition: Surely; securely. [Obs.] But sikerly, withouten any fable. Chaucer.
Sik"er, a. & adv., Sik"er*ly, adv., Sik"er*ness, n., etc.
Definition: See 2d Sicker, Sickerly, etc. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.