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.
FUNEREAL
funereal, sepulchral
(adjective) suited to or suggestive of a grave or burial; “funereal gloom”; “hollow sepulchral tones”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
funereal (comparative more funereal, superlative most funereal)
Of or relating to a funeral.
Similar to a funeral in mood; dignified or solemn.
Source: Wiktionary
Fu*ne"re*al, a. Etym: [L. funereus, fr. fentus a funeral.]
Definition: Suiting a funeral; pertaining to burial; solemn. Hence: Dark; dismal; mournful. Jer. Taylor. What seem to us but sad funereal tapers May be heaven's distant lamps. Longfellow.
– Fu*ne"re*al*ly, adv.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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TEMPORIZE
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