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.
AIRLESS
airless, close, stuffy, unaired
(adjective) lacking fresh air; “a dusty airless attic”; “the dreadfully close atmosphere”; “hot and stuffy and the air was blue with smoke”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
airless (comparative more airless, superlative most airless)
Lacking or being without air.
Lacking air circulation.
With air that is stale.
(medical) Suffering from asphyxia.
(figurative) Stifling; dead; lacking vitality or excitement.
Anagrams
• Israels, Isreals, Sailers, resails, sailers, serails, serials
Source: Wiktionary
Air"less, a.
Definition: Not open to a free current of air; wanting fresh air, or communication with the open air.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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FISSILE
(adjective) capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain; “fissile crystals”; “fissile wood”
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