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.
FRUSTRATING
frustrating
(adjective) discouraging by hindering
frustrating, frustrative, thwarting
(adjective) preventing realization or attainment of a desire
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
frustrating (comparative more frustrating, superlative most frustrating)
discouraging; causing annoyance or anger by excessive difficulty
Verb
frustrating
present participle of frustrate
Synonyms
• discouraging
Source: Wiktionary
FRUSTRATE
Frus"trate, a. Etym: [L. frustratus, p. p. of frustrare, frustrari, to deceive, frustrate, fr. frustra in vain, witout effect, in erorr, prob. for frudtra and akin to fraus, E. fraud.]
Definition: Vain; ineffectual; useless; unprofitable; null; voil; nugatory; of no effect. "Our frustrate search." Shak.
Frus"trate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Frustrated; p. pr. & vb. n. Frustrating.]
1. To bring to nothing; to prevent from attaining a purpose; to disappoint; to defeat; to baffle; as, to frustrate a plan, design, or attempt; to frustrate the will or purpose. Shall the adversary thus obtain His end and frustrate thine Milton.
2. To make null; to nullifly; to render invalid or of no effect; as, to frustrate a conveyance or deed.
Syn.
– To balk; thwart; foil; baffle; defeat.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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