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.
TARDIEST
TARDY
belated, late, tardy
(adjective) after the expected or usual time; delayed; “a belated birthday card”; “I’m late for the plane”; “the train is late”; “tardy children are sent to the principal”; “always tardy in making dental appointments”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
tardiest
superlative form of tardy: most tardy
Anagrams
• straited, striated
Source: Wiktionary
TARDY
Tar"dy, a. [Compar. Tardier; superl. Tardiest.] Etym: [F. tardif, fr. (assumed) LL. tardivus, fr. L. tardus slow.]
1. Moving with a slow pace or motion; slow; not swift. And check the tardy flight of time. Sandys. Tardy to vengeance, and with mercy brave. Prior.
2. Not being inseason; late; dilatory; -- opposed to prompt; as, to be tardy in one's payments. Arbuthnot. The tardy plants in our cold orchards placed. Waller.
3. Unwary; unready. [Obs.] Hudibras.
4. Criminal; guilty. [Obs.] Collier.
Syn.
– Slow; dilatory; tedious; reluctant. See Slow.
Tar"dy, v. t.
Definition: To make tardy. [Obs.] Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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EARTHSHAKING
(adjective) sufficiently significant to affect the whole world; “earthshaking proposals”; “the contest was no world-shaking affair”; “the conversation...could hardly be called world-shattering”
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