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.
DIAMETRICALLY
diametrically
(adverb) as from opposite ends of a diameter; “when two honest witnesses give accounts of the same event that differ diametrically, how can anyone prove that the evidence you gave was deliberately false?”; “three of these brushes were approximately 120 feet apart and the fourth diametrically opposite to one of the three”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
diametrically (comparative more diametrically, superlative most diametrically)
Separated by a diameter, on exactly the opposite side.
(especially in the phrase diametrically opposed) Absolutely (in opposition).
Source: Wiktionary
Di*am"e*tric*al*ly, adv.
Definition: In a diametrical manner; directly; as, diametrically opposite. Whose principles were diametrically opposed to his. Macaulay.
DIAMETRIC
Di*am"e*tric, Di*am"e*tric*al, a.
1. Of or pertaining to a diameter.
2. As remote as possible, as if at the opposite end of a diameter; directly adverse.
DIAMETRICAL
Di*am"e*tric, Di*am"e*tric*al, a.
1. Of or pertaining to a diameter.
2. As remote as possible, as if at the opposite end of a diameter; directly adverse.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
27 June 2025
SQUARE
(adjective) having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle; “a square peg in a round hole”; “a square corner”
Coffee Trivia
