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.
ALACRITY
alacrity, briskness, smartness
(noun) liveliness and eagerness; “he accepted with alacrity”; “the smartness of the pace soon exhausted him”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
alacrity (countable and uncountable, plural alacrities)
Eagerness; liveliness; enthusiasm.
Synonyms: avidity, eagerness, enthusiasm, willingness
Antonyms: apathy, disinclination, hesitance, indifference, reluctance
Promptness; speed.
Synonyms: briskness, celerity, haste, promptness, quickness, swiftness
Source: Wiktionary
A*lac"ri*ty, n. Etym: [L. alacritas, fr. alacer lively, eager, prob. akin to Gr. aljan zeal.]
Definition: A cheerful readiness, willingness, or promptitude; joyous activity; briskness; sprightliness; as, the soldiers advanced with alacrity to meet the enemy. I have not that alacrity of spirit, Nor cheer of mind that I was wont to have. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DISPIRITEDLY
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