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.
INCORRIGIBLE
incorrigible
(adjective) impervious to correction by punishment
incorrigible
(adjective) difficult or impossible to manage or control; “an incorrigible mess”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
incorrigible (not comparable)
Defective and impossible to materially correct or set aright.
Incurably depraved; not reformable.
Impervious to correction by punishment or pain.
Unmanageable.
Determined, unalterable, hence impossible to improve upon.
(archaic) Incurable.
Synonyms
• irredeemable
• irreparable
• uncorrectable
Antonyms
• corrigible
Noun
incorrigible (plural incorrigibles)
An incorrigibly bad individual.
Source: Wiktionary
In*cor"ri*gi*ble, a. Etym: [L. incorrigibilis: cf. F. incorrigible. See In- not, and Corrigible.]
Definition: Not corrigible; incapable of being corrected or amended; bad beyond correction; irreclaimable; as, incorrigible error. "Incorrigible fools." Dryden.
In*cor"ri*gi*ble, n.
Definition: One who is corrigible; especially, a hardened criminal; as, the perpetual imprisonment of incorrigibles.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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