Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
bumptious, self-assertive
(adjective) offensively self-assertive
Source: WordNet® 3.1
bumptious (comparative more bumptious, superlative most bumptious)
Obtrusively pushy; self-assertive to a pretentious extreme.
Source: Wiktionary
Bump"tious, a.
Definition: Self-conceited; forward; pushing. [Colloq.] Halliwell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
5 November 2024
(verb) draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; “The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote”
Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.