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.
EXPERIENTIAL
experiential, existential
(adjective) derived from experience or the experience of existence; “the rich experiential content of the teachings of the older philosophers”- Benjamin Farrington; “formal logicians are not concerned with existential matters”- John Dewey
experiential
(adjective) relating to or resulting from experience; “a personal, experiential reality”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
experiential (comparative more experiential, superlative most experiential)
Of, related to, encountered in, or derived from experience.
Source: Wiktionary
Ex*pe`ri*en"tial, a.
Definition: Derived from, or pertaining to, experience. Coleridge. It is called empirical or experiential . . . because it is divan to us by experience or observation, and not obtained as the result of inference or reasoning. Sir. W. Hamiltion.
– Ex*pe`ri*en"tial*ly, adv. DR. H. More.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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IMPULSIVE
(adjective) without forethought; “letting him borrow her car was an impulsive act that she immediately regretted”
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