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.
MEDIOCRE
mediocre
(adjective) poor to middling in quality; “there have been good and mediocre and bad artists”
average, fair, mediocre, middling
(adjective) lacking exceptional quality or ability; “a novel of average merit”; “only a fair performance of the sonata”; “in fair health”; “the caliber of the students has gone from mediocre to above average”; “the performance was middling at best”
mediocre, second-rate
(adjective) moderate to inferior in quality; “they improved the quality from mediocre to above average”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
mediocre (comparative more mediocre, superlative most mediocre)
Having no peculiar or outstanding features; not extraordinary, special, exceptional, or great; of medium quality, almost always with a negative connotation.
Synonyms: common, commonplace, ordinary
Antonyms: great, distinguished, exceptional, outstanding, remarkable, peculiar, excellent
Noun
mediocre (plural mediocres)
A person of minor significance, accomplishment or acclaim; a common and undistinguished person.
Antonym: great
(historical) A member of a socioeconomic class between the upper ranks of society and the agricultural workers.
Anagrams
• mediocer
Source: Wiktionary
Me"di*o`cre, a. Etym: [F. médiocre, L. mediocris, fr. medius middle. See Mid.]
Definition: Of a middle quality; of but a moderate or low degree of excellence; indifferent; ordinary. " A very mediocre poet." Pope.
Me"di*o`cre, n.
1. A mediocre person. [R.]
2. A young monk who was excused from performing a portion of a monk's duties. Shipley.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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