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.
ACCESSIBLE
accessible
(adjective) capable of being reached; “a town accessible by rail”
accessible
(adjective) easy to get along with or talk to; friendly; “an accessible and genial man”
accessible
(adjective) easily obtained; “most students now have computers accessible”; “accessible money”
accessible, approachable
(adjective) capable of being read with comprehension; “readily accessible to the nonprofessional reader”; “the tales seem more approachable than his more difficult novels”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
accessible (comparative more accessible, superlative most accessible)
Easy of access or approach. [from 1640s]
Synonym: approachable
(specifically) Built or designed as to be usable by people with disabilities.
(of a person) Easy to get along with.
Synonyms: easy-going, friendly, welcoming
(followed by to) Open to the influence of.
Obtainable; to be got at.
(art, literature) Easily understood or appreciated. [from 1961]
Capable of being used or seen.
Antonyms
• inaccessible
Source: Wiktionary
Ac*cess"i*ble, a. Etym: [L. accessibilis, fr. accedere: cf. F. accessible. See Accede.]
1. Easy of access or approach; approachable; as, an accessible town or mountain, an accessible person.
2. Open to the influence of; -- with to. "Minds accessible to reason." Macaulay.
3. Obtainable; to be got at. The best information . . . at present accessible. Macaulay.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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