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.
ECSTATIC
ecstatic, enraptured, rapturous, rapt, rhapsodic
(adjective) feeling great rapture or delight
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
ecstatic (comparative more ecstatic, superlative most ecstatic)
Feeling or characterized by ecstasy.
Extremely happy.
Relating to, or caused by, ecstasy or excessive emotion.
Synonyms
• blissful
• delirious
• elated
• euphoric
• joyful
• joyous
Noun
ecstatic (plural ecstatics)
(in the plural) Transports of delight; words or actions performed in a state of ecstasy.
A person in a state of ecstasy.
Source: Wiktionary
Ec*stat"ic, a. Etym: [Gr. extatique. See Ecstasy, n.]
1. Pertaining to, or caused by, ecstasy or excessive emotion; of the nature, or in a state, of ecstasy; as, ecstatic gaze; ecstatic trance. This ecstatic fit of love and jealousy. Hammond.
2. Delightful beyond measure; rapturous; ravishing; as, ecstatic bliss or joy.
Ec*stat"ic, n.
Definition: An enthusiast. [R.] Gauden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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