Coffee is the second largest traded commodity in the world, next to crude oil. It’s also one of the oldest commodities, with over 2.25 billion cups of coffee consumed worldwide daily.
SPEECHIFY
speechify
(verb) make speeches; hold forth, or harangue with a certain degree of formality; “These ministers speechify on every occasion”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
speechify (third-person singular simple present speechifies, present participle speechifying, simple past and past participle speechified)
(intransitive) To give a speech; to hold forth; (now, especially) to pronounce pompously or at length.
(transitive, possibly, obsolete) To make speeches to (someone); to address in a speech.
Source: Wiktionary
Speech"i*fy, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Speechified; p. pr. & vb. n. Speechifying.] Etym: [Speech + -fy.]
Definition: To make a speech; to harangue. [Used derisively or humorously.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(adjective) open and genuine; not deceitful; “he was a good man, decent and sincere”; “felt sincere regret that they were leaving”; “sincere friendship”
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