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.
KNIFELIKE
knifelike
(adjective) having a sharp or distinct edge; “a narrow knifelike profile”
knifelike
(adjective) cutting or able to cut as if with a knife
cutting, keen, knifelike, piercing, stabbing, lancinate, lancinating
(adjective) painful as if caused by a sharp instrument; “a cutting wind”; “keen winds”; “knifelike cold”; “piercing knifelike pains”; “piercing cold”; “piercing criticism”; “a stabbing pain”; “lancinating pain”
acute, discriminating, incisive, keen, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharp
(adjective) having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions; “an acute observer of politics and politicians”; “incisive comments”; “icy knifelike reasoning”; “as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang”; “penetrating insight”; “frequent penetrative observations”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
knifelike (comparative more knifelike, superlative most knifelike)
Resembling a knife or its effects.
The patient reported a knifelike pain in his abdomen.
Source: Wiktionary
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