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.
CONGRATULATORY
congratulatory, gratulatory
(adjective) expressive of sympathetic pleasure or joy on account of someone’s success or good fortune; “a congratulatory telegram”; “the usual congratulatory crowd was conspicuously absent”; “a gratulatory address”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
congratulatory (comparative more congratulatory, superlative most congratulatory)
Serving to congratulate.
Synonyms: congratulational, congratulationary
Source: Wiktionary
Con*grat"u*la*to*ry, a.
Definition: Expressive of sympathetic joy; as, a congratulatory letter.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Word of the Day
17 November 2024
MONASTICISM
(noun) asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience
Coffee Trivia
