Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
WINTRY
wintry, wintery
(adjective) characteristic of or occurring in winter; “suffered severe wintry weather”; “brown wintry grasses”
frigid, frosty, frozen, glacial, icy, wintry
(adjective) devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain; “a frigid greeting”; “got a frosty reception”; “a frozen look on their faces”; “a glacial handshake”; “icy stare”; “wintry smile”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
wintry (comparative wintrier, superlative wintriest)
Suggestive or characteristic of winter; cold, stormy.
Of precipitation, containing sleet or snow.
Aged, white-haired.
Chilling, cheerless.
Synonyms
• (suggestive or characteristic of winter): brumal, hibernal, hiemal
Source: Wiktionary
Win"try, a. Etym: [AS. wintrig.]
Definition: Suitable to winter; resembling winter, or what belongs to winter; brumal; hyemal; cold; stormy; wintery. Touch our chilled hearts with vernal smile, Our wintry course do thou beguile. Keble.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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