An article published in Harvard Menâs Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.
SLUMBEROUS
slumberous, slumbery, slumbrous, somnolent
(adjective) inclined to or marked by drowsiness; âslumberous (or slumbrous) eyesâ; ââslumberyâ is archaicâ; âthe sound had a somnolent effectâ
slumberous, slumbrous
(adjective) quiet and tranquil; âa slumberous June morningâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
slumberous (comparative more slumberous, superlative most slumberous)
Sleepy, drowsy.
Sleep-inducing.
Source: Wiktionary
Slum"ber*ous, a.
1. Inviting slumber; soporiferous. "Pensive in the slumberous shade." Pope.
2. Being in the repose of slumber; sleepy; drowsy. His quiet and almost slumberous countenance. Hawthorne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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RECREANT
(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; âsome provinces had proved recreantâ; ârenegade supporters of the usurperâ
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