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.
CONFOUNDEDLY
perplexedly, confoundedly
(adverb) in a perplexed manner; “he looked at his professor perplexedly”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
confoundedly (comparative more confoundedly, superlative most confoundedly)
damnably; used as a mild oath
In a confounded manner; as if thwarted or confused.
Source: Wiktionary
Con*found"ed*ly, adv.
Definition: Extremely; odiously; detestably. [Colloq.] "Confoundedly sick." Goldsmith.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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