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.
EXIMIOUSLY
Etymology
Adverb
eximiously (comparative more eximiously, superlative most eximiously)
In an eximious way; with distinction, outstandingly.
Source: Wiktionary
EXIMIOUS
Ex*im"ious a. Etym: [L. eximius taken out, i. e. select, fr. eximere to take out. See Exempt.]
Definition: Select; choice; hence, extraordinary, excellent. [Obs.] The eximious and arcane science of physic. Fuller.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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