decaffeinated
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- adjective
- /ˌdiːˈkæfɪˌneɪtɪd/
:
descafeinado
- We sat in the L-shaped living area drinking decaffeinated java.
- a cup of decaffeinated coffee
- decaffeinated tea
- a cup of decaffeinated
Really decaffeinated coffee is not as bad as perhaps we've been led to believe by sort of thinking about it's very cheap coffee.
- Really decaffeinated coffee is not as bad as perhaps we've been led to believe by sort of thinking about it's very cheap coffee.
Examples
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When we were settled with our cups of decaffeinated latte, I asked if there was a man in her life.
Fiction book (1999) -
Can you take half of the regular version of the coffee and mix it with half of the decaffeinated version?
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You ever thought about decaffeinated coffee?
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Most choices are also available in decaffeinated coffee.
Blog text (13) -
You should try the decaffeinated, Barry.
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...there are a lot of decaffeinated brands that are just as tasty as the real thing.
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Don't worry, we'll make decaffeinated tea for you.
Fiction book (2001) -
Warm milk or decaffeinated tea may be soothing for some people as part of a bedtime routine.
Academic text (2006) -
They've ordered two coffees, hers decaf, but as Tori drinks, she knows that even with decaffeinated coffee, she will be awake long after Elliott.
Fiction book (2002) -
Many people enjoy drinking decaffeinated coffee in the evening to avoid sleeplessness.
Antonyms
Compounds
How Caffeinated
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Surface Forms
Morphology
decaffeinated = decaffeinate (transparent) = de + caffein + ate + ed
This is a regular participial adjective meaning 'having been decaffeinated' from the verb 'decaffeinate'.
Etymology
Decaffeinated comes from the prefix de- meaning 'remove' and caffeine, the chemical named after coffee, so it means 'coffee or tea with the caffeine taken away'.