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.
GRANDILOQUENT
grandiloquent, overblown, pompous, pontifical, portentous
(adjective) puffed up with vanity; “a grandiloquent and boastful manner”; “overblown oratory”; “a pompous speech”; “pseudo-scientific gobbledygook and pontifical hooey”- Newsweek
grandiloquent, magniloquent, tall
(adjective) lofty in style; “he engages in so much tall talk, one never really realizes what he is saying”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
grandiloquent (comparative more grandiloquent, superlative most grandiloquent)
(of a person, their language or writing) given to using language in a showy way by using an excessive amount of difficult words to impress others; bombastic; turgid
Synonyms
• (overly wordy or elaborate): See Thesaurus:verbose
Source: Wiktionary
Gran*dil"o*quent, a. Etym: [L. grandis grand + logui to speak.]
Definition: Speaking in a lofty style; pompous; bombastic.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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