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.
VERTIGINOUSLY
Etymology
Adverb
vertiginously (comparative more vertiginously, superlative most vertiginously)
In a vertiginous manner.
Source: Wiktionary
VERTIGINOUS
Ver*tig"i*nous, a. Etym: [L. vertiginosus, fr. vertigo a whirling around, giddiness: cf. F. vertigineux. See Vertig.]
1. Turning round; whirling; rotary; revolving; as, vertiginous motion. Some vertiginous whirl of fortune. De Quincey.
2. Affected with vertigo; giddy; dizzy. They [the angels] grew vertiginous, and fell from the battlements of heaven. Jer. Taylor.
– Ver*tig"i*nous*ly, adv.
– Ver*tig"i*nous*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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