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.
TORPIDLY
dazedly, torpidly
(adverb) in a daze; in a dazed manner; “he wondered dazedly whether the term after next at his new school wouldn’t matter so much”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
torpidly (comparative more torpidly, superlative most torpidly)
In a torpid way or manner.
Source: Wiktionary
Tor"pid*ly, adv.
Definition: In a torpid manner.
TORPID
Tor"pid, a. Etym: [L. torpidus, fr. torpere to be stiff, numb, or torpid; of uncertain origin.]
1. Having lost motion, or the power of exertion and feeling; numb; benumbed; as, a torpid limb. Without heat all things would be torpid. Ray.
2. Dull; stupid; sluggish; inactive. Sir M. Hale.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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