Plain brewed coffee contains almost no calories, while coffee with dairy products, sugar, and other flavorings is much higher in calories. An espresso has 20 calories. A nonfat latte has 72, while a flavored one has 134.
SYMBOLIC
emblematic, emblematical, symbolic, symbolical
(adjective) serving as a visible symbol for something abstract; “a crown is emblematic of royalty”; “the spinning wheel was as symbolic of colonical Massachusetts as the codfish”
symbolic, symbolical
(adjective) relating to or using or proceeding by means of symbols; “symbolic logic”; “symbolic operations”; “symbolic thinking”
symbolic
(adjective) using symbolism; “symbolic art”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
symbolic (comparative more symbolic, superlative most symbolic)
Pertaining to a symbol.
Implicitly representing or referring to another thing.
Source: Wiktionary
Sym*bol"ic, n. Etym: [Cf. F. symbolique. See Symbolic, a.] (Theol.)
Definition: See Symbolics.
Sym*bol"ic, Sym*bol"ic*al, a. Etym: [L. symbolicus, Gr. symbolique.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to a symbol or symbols; of the nature of a symbol; exhibiting or expressing by resemblance or signs; representative; as, the figure of an eye is symbolic of sight and knowledge.
– Sym*bol"ic*al*ly, adv.
– Sym*bol"ic*al*ness, n. The sacrament is a representation of Christ's death by such symbolical actions as he himself appointed. Jer. Taylor. Symbolical delivery (Law), the delivery of property sold by delivering something else as a symbol, token, or representative of it. Bouvier. Chitty.
– Symbolical philosophy, the philosophy expressed by hieroglyphics.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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RECREANT
(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”
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