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.
JOKINGLY
facetiously, jokingly, tongue-in-cheek
(adverb) not seriously; “I meant it facetiously”
jokingly, jestingly
(adverb) in jest; “I asked him jokingly whether he thought he could drive the Calcutta-Peshawar express”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
jokingly (comparative more jokingly, superlative most jokingly)
In a joking manner.
Source: Wiktionary
Jok"ing*ly, adv.
Definition: In a joking way; sportively.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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COVERT
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
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