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.
MEDITATIVELY
meditatively
(adverb) in a meditative manner; “round and round, while meditatively, as a cow chewing the cud, he let his eyes rest on the flat water ahead of him”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
meditatively (comparative more meditatively, superlative most meditatively)
In a meditative manner.
Source: Wiktionary
MEDITATIVE
Med"i*ta*tive, a. Etym: [L. meditativus: cf. F. méditatif.]
Definition: Disposed to meditate, or to meditation; as, a meditative man; a meditative mood.
– Med"i*ta*tive*ly, adv.
– Med"i*ta*tive*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SEARCHINGLY
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