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.
unlucky, luckless
(adjective) having or bringing misfortune; “Friday the 13th is an unlucky date”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
luckless (comparative more luckless, superlative most luckless)
Unsuccessful, in a failing manner.
Without luck.
Source: Wiktionary
Luck"less, a.
Definition: Being without luck; unpropitious; unfortunate; unlucky; meeting with ill success or bad fortune; as, a luckless gamester; a luckless maid. Prayers made and granted in a luckless hour. Dryden.
– Luck"less*ly, adv.
– Lock"less*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
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.