According to Statista, the global coffee industry is worth US$363 billion in 2020. The market grows annually by 10.6%, and 78% of revenue came from out-of-home establishments like cafes and coffee beverage retailers.
UNDERHANDEDLY
underhandedly, underhand
(adverb) slyly and secretly; “Mean revenge, committed underhand”- John Donne; “oldline aristocratic diplomats underhandedly undermined the attempt...to align Germany with the Western democracies”- C.G.Bowers
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
underhandedly (comparative more underhandedly, superlative most underhandedly)
In an underhanded manner.
Source: Wiktionary
Un"der*hand`ed*ly, adv.
Definition: In an underhand manner.
UNDERHANDED
Un"der*hand`ed, a.
1. Underhand; clandestine.
2. Insufficiently provided with hands or workers; short-handed; sparsely populated. Norway . . . might defy the world, . . . but it is much underhanded now. Coleridge.
UNDERHAND
Un"der*hand`, a.
1. Secret; clandestine; hence, mean; unfair; fraudulent. Addison.
2. (Baseball, Cricket, etc.)
Definition: Done, as pitching, with the hand lower than the shoulder, or, as bowling, with the hand lower than elbow.
Un"der*hand`, adv.
1. By secret means; in a clandestine manner; hence, by fraud; unfairly. Such mean revenge, committed underhand. Dryden. Baillie Macwheeble provided Janet, underhand, with meal for their maintenance. Sir W. Scott.
2. (Baseball, Cricket, etc.)
Definition: In an underhand manner; -- said of pitching or bowling.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) status with respect to the relations between people or groups; “on good terms with her in-laws”; “on a friendly footing”
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