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.
DISREPUTABLY
disreputably
(adverb) in a disreputable manner
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
disreputably (comparative more disreputably, superlative most disreputably)
In a disreputable manner
Source: Wiktionary
Dis*rep"u*ta*bly, adv.
Definition: In a disreputable manner.
DISREPUTABLE
Dis*rep"u*ta*ble, a.
Definition: Not reputable; of bad repute; not in esteem; dishonorable; disgracing the reputation; tending to bring into disesteem; as, it is disreputable to associate familiarly with the mean, the lewd, and the profane. Why should you think that conduct disreputable in priests which you probably consider as laudable in yourself Bp. Watson.
Syn.
– Dishonorable; discreditable; low; mean; disgraceful; shameful.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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TEMPORIZE
(verb) draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; “The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote”
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