There are four varieties of commercially viable coffee: Arabica, Liberica, Excelsa, and Robusta. Growers predominantly plant the Arabica species. Although less popular, Robusta tastes slightly more bitter and contains more caffeine.
SURREPTITIOUSLY
surreptitiously, sneakily
(adverb) in a surreptitious manner; “he was watching her surreptitiously as she waited in the hotel lobby”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
surreptitiously (comparative more surreptitiously, superlative most surreptitiously)
In a surreptitious manner; stealthily, furtively, secretly.
Synonyms: furtively, secretly, stealthily
Source: Wiktionary
SURREPTITIOUS
Sur`rep*ti"tious, a. Etym: [L. surreptitius, or subreptitius, fr. surripere, subripere, to snatch away, to withdraw privily; sub- under + rapere to snatch. See Sub-, and Ravish.]
Definition: Done or made by stealth, or without proper authority; made or introduced fraudulently; clandestine; stealthy; as, a surreptitious passage in an old manuscript; a surreptitious removal of goods.
– Sur`rep*ti"tious*ly, adv.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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