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.
INTENTIONAL
intentional, knowing, deliberate
(adjective) characterized by conscious design or purpose; “intentional damage”; “a knowing act of fraud”; “a deliberate attempt to provoke a response”
designed, intentional, unintentional
(adjective) done or made or performed with purpose and intent; “style...is more than the deliberate and designed creation”- Havelock Ellis; “games designed for all ages”; “well-designed houses”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
intentional (comparative more intentional, superlative most intentional)
Intended or planned; done deliberately or voluntarily.
(legal) Done with intent.
Antonyms
• unintentional
Source: Wiktionary
In*ten"tion*al, a. Etym: [Cf. F. intentionnel.]
Definition: Done by intention or design; intended; designed; as, the act was intentional, not accidental.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BODILY
(adjective) affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit; “bodily needs”; “a corporal defect”; “corporeal suffering”; “a somatic symptom or somatic illness”
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