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.
DEVILISH
devilish, diabolic, diabolical, mephistophelian, mephistophelean
(adjective) showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil; “devilish schemes”; “the cold calculation and diabolic art of some statesmen”; “the diabolical expression on his face”; “a mephistophelian glint in his eye”
devilish, rascally, roguish
(adjective) playful in an appealingly bold way; “a roguish grin”
devilishly, devilish
(adverb) in a playfully devilish manner; “the socialists are further handicapped if they believe that capitalists are not only wicked but also devilishly clever”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
devilish (comparative more devilish, superlative most devilish)
Resembling a devil.
Characteristic of a devil.
(informal) Extreme, excessive.
Synonyms
• (resembling a devil): atrocious, demoniac, deuced, diabolic, evil, fiendish, ghoulish, malicious, mischievous, nefarious, ogreish, reprobate, unhallowed, wicked
• (characteristic of a devil): demonic, diabolic, diabolical, hellish, infernal, satanic, satanical
• (extreme): excessive, extreme.
Adverb
devilish (comparative more devilish, superlative most devilish)
(informal) Devilishly; very; exceedingly.
Source: Wiktionary
Dev"il*ish, a.
1. Resembling, characteristic of, or pertaining to, the devil; diabolical; wicked in the extreme. "Devilish wickedness." Sir P. Sidney. This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. James iii. 15.
2. Extreme; excessive. [Colloq.] Dryden.
Syn.
– Diabolical; infernal; hellish; satanic; wicked; malicious; detestable; destructive.
– Dev"il*ish*ly, adv.
– Dev"il*ish*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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