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.
DESPOTICALLY
Etymology
Adverb
despotically (comparative more despotically, superlative most despotically)
In a despotic manner.
Anagrams
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Source: Wiktionary
DESPOTIC
Des*pot"ic, Des*pot"ic*al, a. Etym: [Gr. despotique.]
Definition: Having the character of, or pertaining to, a despot; absolute in power; possessing and abusing unlimited power; evincing despotism; tyrannical; arbitrary.
– Des*pot"ic*al*ly, adv.
– Des*pot"ic*al*ness, n.
DESPOTICAL
Des*pot"ic, Des*pot"ic*al, a. Etym: [Gr. despotique.]
Definition: Having the character of, or pertaining to, a despot; absolute in power; possessing and abusing unlimited power; evincing despotism; tyrannical; arbitrary.
– Des*pot"ic*al*ly, adv.
– Des*pot"ic*al*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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