Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
hunched, round-backed, round-shouldered, stooped, stooping, crooked
(adjective) having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect; “a little oldish misshapen stooping woman”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
hunched
simple past tense and past participle of hunch
Source: Wiktionary
Hunch, n. Etym: [Perh. akin to huckle; cf. hump, hunch, bunch, hunk.]
1. A hump; a protuberance.
2. A lump; a thick piece; as, a hunch of bread.
3. A push or thrust, as with the elbow.
Hunch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hunched; p. pr. & vb. n. Hunching.]
1. To push or jostle with the elbow; to push or thrust suddenly.
2. To thrust out a hump or protuberance; to crook, as the back. Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
1 April 2025
(adverb) at the present or from now on; usually used with a negative; “Alice doesn’t live here anymore”; “the children promised not to quarrel any more”
Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.