Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
ABEYANT
abeyant, dormant
(adjective) inactive but capable of becoming active; “her feelings of affection are dormant but easily awakened”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
abeyant (comparative more abeyant, superlative most abeyant)
Being in a state of abeyance; suspended. [from mid 19th c.]
Synonyms: dormant, inactive, latent, Thesaurus:inactive
Source: Wiktionary
A*bey"ant, a.
Definition: Being in a state of abeyance.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SUSPECT
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