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.
CONCISE
concise
(adjective) expressing much in few words; “a concise explanation”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
concise (comparative more concise, superlative most concise)
brief, yet including all important information
Synonyms
• succinct
• terse
• See also concise
Antonyms
• verbose
Verb
concise (third-person singular simple present concises, present participle concising, simple past and past participle concised)
(India, transitive) To make concise; to abridge or summarize.
Source: Wiktionary
Con*cise", a. Etym: [L. concisus cut off, short, p. p. of concidere to cut to pieces; con- + caedere to cut; perh. akin to scindere to cleave, and to E. shed, v.t.; cf. F. concis.]
Definition: Expressing much in a few words; condensed; brief and compacted;
– used of style in writing or speaking. The concise style, which expresseth not enough, but leaves somewhat to be understood. B. Jonson. Where the author is . . . too brief and concise, amplify a little. I. Watts.
Syn.
– Laconic; terse; brief; short; compendious; summary; succinct. See Laconic, and Terse.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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