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.
BUNGLED
bungled, botched
(adjective) spoiled through incompetence or clumsiness; “a bungled job”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
bungled
simple past tense and past participle of bungle
Anagrams
• blunged
Source: Wiktionary
BUNGLE
Bun"gle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bungled (; p. pr. & vb. n. Bungling.] Etym: [Prob. a diminutive from, akin to bang; cf. Prov. G. bungen to beat, bang, OSw. bunga. See Bang.]
Definition: To act or work in a clumsy, awkward manner.
Bun"gle, v. t.
Definition: To make or mend clumsily; to manage awkwardly; to botch; -- sometimes with up. I always had an idea that it would be bungled. Byron.
Bun"gle, n.
Definition: A clumsy or awkward performance; a botch; a gross blunder. Those errors and bungles which are committed. Cudworth.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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THEORETICAL
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
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