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.
UNEQUALLY
unevenly, unequally
(adverb) in an unequal or partial manner; “profits were distributed unevenly”; “angry at being dealt with so unequally”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
unequally (comparative more unequally, superlative most unequally)
Not equally, unevenly, sometimes unfairly.
Source: Wiktionary
Un*e"qual*ly, adv.
Definition: In an unequal manner. Unequally pinnate (Bot.), pinnate, but with an odd number of leaflets.
UNEQUAL
Un*e"qual, a. Etym: [Cf. Inequal.]
1. Not equal; not matched; not of the same size, length, breadth, quantity, strength, talents, acquirements, age, station, or the like; as, the fingers are of unequal length; peers and commoners are unequal in rank.
2. Ill balanced or matched; disproportioned; hence, not equitable; partial; unjust; unfair. Against unequal arms to fight in pain. Milton. Jerome, a very unequal relator of the opinion of his adversaries. John Worthington. To punish me for what you make me do Seems much unequal. Shak.
3. Not uniform; not equable; irregular; uneven; as, unequal pulsations; an unequal poem.
4. Not adequate or sufficient; inferior; as, the man was unequal to the emergency; the timber was unequal to the sudden strain.
5. (Bot.)
Definition: Not having the two sides or the parts symmetrical.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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