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.
CRITICIZE
knock, criticize, criticise, pick apart
(verb) find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws; “The paper criticized the new movie”; “Don’t knock the food--it’s free”
criticize, criticise
(verb) act as a critic; “Those who criticize others often are not perfect, either”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
criticize (third-person singular simple present criticizes, present participle criticizing, simple past and past participle criticized) (ambitransitive)
To find fault (with something).
Synonyms: censure, pick at, Thesaurus:criticize
Hyponyms: find fault, shoot down, run down, trash out, fustigate, drub, excoriate
To evaluate (something), assessing its merits and faults.
Synonyms: censure, appraise, judge
Source: Wiktionary
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
