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.
FRIGHTFULLY
terribly, awfully, awful, frightfully
(adverb) used as intensifiers; “terribly interesting”; “I’m awful sorry”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
frightfully (comparative more frightfully, superlative most frightfully)
In a frightful manner.
Very, extremely.
Source: Wiktionary
Fright"ful*ly, adv.
Definition: In a frightful manner; to a frightful dagree.
FRIGHTFUL
Fright"ful, a.
1. Full of fright; affrighted; frightened. [Obs.] See how the frightful herds run from the wood. W. Browne.
2. Full of that which causes fright; exciting alarm; impressing terror; shocking; as, a frightful chasm, or tempest; a frightful appearance.
Syn.
– Terrible; dreadful; alarming; fearful; terrific; awful; horrid; horrible; shocking.
– Frightful, Dreadful, Awful. These words all express fear. In frightful, it is a sudden emotion; in dreadful, it is deeper and more prolonged; in awful, the fear is mingled with the emotion of awe, which subdues us before the presence of some invisible power. An accident may be frightful; the approach of death is dreadful to most men; the convulsions of the earthquake are awful.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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