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.
ANNOY
annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil
(verb) cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; “Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me”; “It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
annoy (third-person singular simple present annoys, present participle annoying, simple past and past participle annoyed)
(transitive) To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to bother with unpleasant deeds.
(intransitive) To do something to upset or anger someone; to be troublesome.
(transitive) To molest; to harm; to injure.
Synonyms
• (to disturb or irritate) bother, bug, hassle, irritate, pester, nag, irk
• See also annoy
Antonyms
• please
• See also annoy
Noun
annoy (plural annoys)
(now rare, literary) A feeling of discomfort or vexation caused by what one dislikes.
(now rare, literary) That which causes such a feeling.
Synonyms
• (both senses) annoyance
Anagrams
• Yonan, anyon, noyan, yanno
Source: Wiktionary
An*noy", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Annoyed; p. pr. & vb. n. Annoying.] Etym: [OE. anoien, anuien, OF. anoier, anuier, F. ennuyer, fr. OF. anoi, anui, enui, annoyance, vexation, F. ennui. See Annoy, n.] To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to tease; to ruffle in mind; to vex; as, I was annoyed by his remarks. Say, what can more our tortured souls annoy Than to behold, admire, and lose our joy Prior.
2. To molest, incommode, or harm; as, to annoy an army by impeding its march, or by a cannonade.
Syn.
– To molest; vex; trouble; pester; embarrass; perplex; tease.
An*noy", n. Etym: [OE. anoi, anui, OF. anoi, anui, enui, fr. L. in odio hatred (esse alicui in odio, Cic.). See Ennui, Odium, Noisome, Noy.]
Definition: A feeling of discomfort or vexation caused by what one dislikes; also, whatever causes such a feeling; as, to work annoy. Worse than Tantalus' is her annoy. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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