Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
DEPRECIATINGLY
Etymology
Adverb
depreciatingly (comparative more depreciatingly, superlative most depreciatingly)
So as to disparage or belittle.
Never heard him speak of any one otherwise than depreciatingly, but the next moment after abusing a man, he would go any length to serve him.
Source: Wiktionary
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12 May 2025
UNSEASONED
(adjective) not tried or tested by experience; “unseasoned artillery volunteers”; “still untested in battle”; “an illustrator untried in mural painting”; “a young hand at plowing”
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