MOTIVATIVE

Etymology

Adjective

motivative (comparative more motivative, superlative most motivative)

motivating; serving to motivate

(grammar) In, marked by or pertaining to the motivative case.

Noun

motivative (uncountable)

(grammar) The motivative case, a case found in some languages (for example Basque) which marks the meaning "because of".

Source: Wiktionary



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PUNGENCY

(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”


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Coffee Trivia

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.

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