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.
HUMOROUS
humorous, humourous
(adjective) full of or characterized by humor; “humorous stories”; “humorous cartoons”; “in a humorous vein”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
humorous (comparative more humorous, superlative most humorous)
Full of humor or arousing laughter; funny.
Showing humor; witty, jocular.
(obsolete) Damp or watery.
(obsolete) Dependent on or caused by one's humour or mood; capricious, whimsical.
Usage notes
While the spelling humour is preferred over humor in British English, humorous is standard in both American and British English, and humourous is nonstandard.
Synonyms
• (arousing laughter): amusing, funny
• (witty): amusing, jocular, witty
• See also funny
• See also witty
Source: Wiktionary
Hu"mor*ous, a. Etym: [Cf. L. humorosus, umorosus, moist. See Humor.]
1. Moist; humid; watery. [Obs.] All founts wells, all deeps humorous. Chapman.
2. Subject to be governed by humor or caprice; irregular; capricious; whimsical. Hawthorne. Rough as a storm and humorous as the wind. Dryden.
3. Full of humor; jocular; exciting laughter; playful; as, a humorous story or author; a humorous aspect.
Syn.
– Jocose; facetious; witty; pleasant; merry.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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