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.
INQUIRINGLY
inquiringly, enquiringly
(adverb) in an inquiring manner; “Tom Swift looked at his cabin mates inquiringly”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
inquiringly (comparative more inquiringly, superlative most inquiringly)
In an inquiring manner.
Source: Wiktionary
In*quir"ing*ly, adv.
Definition: In an inquiring manner.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CATCH
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
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