UNILATERALLY

unilaterally, one-sidedly

(adverb) in a unilateral manner; by means of one part or party; “they worked out an agreement unilaterally”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

unilaterally (comparative more unilaterally, superlative most unilaterally)

In a unilateral way.

Source: Wiktionary


UNILATERAL

U`ni*lat"er*al, a. Etym: [Uni- + lateral: cf. F. unilatéral.]

1. Being on one side only; affecting but one side; one-sided.

2. (Biol.)

Definition: Pertaining to one side; one-sided; as, a unilateral raceme, in which the flowers grow only on one side of a common axis, or are all turned to one side. Unilateral contract (Law), a contract or engagement requiring future action only by one party.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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12 May 2025

UNSEASONED

(adjective) not tried or tested by experience; “unseasoned artillery volunteers”; “still untested in battle”; “an illustrator untried in mural painting”; “a young hand at plowing”


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Coffee Trivia

The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.

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