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.
ACERBIC
acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, virulent, vitriolic
(adjective) harsh or corrosive in tone; “an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose”; “a barrage of acid comments”; “her acrid remarks make her many enemies”; “bitter words”; “blistering criticism”; “caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics”; “a sulfurous denunciation”; “a vitriolic critique”
acerb, acerbic, astringent
(adjective) sour or bitter in taste
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
acerbic (comparative more acerbic, superlative most acerbic)
Tasting sour or bitter.
(figurative) Sharp, harsh, biting.
Synonyms
• (sour or bitter): acerb, acrid, acrimonious (archaic)
• (sharp, biting): acrid, acrimonious (archaic), scathing
Anagrams
• breccia
Source: Wiktionary
A*cerb"ic, a.
Definition: Sour or severe.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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