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.
MURDEROUS
homicidal, murderous
(adjective) characteristic of or capable of or having a tendency toward killing another human being; “a homicidal rage”; “murderous thugs”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
murderous (comparative more murderous, superlative most murderous)
Of, characterized by, or pertaining to murder or murderers.
Of a person: intending or likely to commit murder; bloodthirsty, homicidal.
Synonym: assassinous (obsolete)
Antonyms: nonmurderous, unmurderous
(often, figuratively) Of an object: used to commit murder; capable of causing death; deadly, fatal.
Antonyms: nonmurderous, unmurderous
(by extension) Very difficult.
Synonyms: killing, Thesaurus:difficult
Antonym: Thesaurus:easy
Source: Wiktionary
Mur"der*ous, a.
Definition: Of or pertaining to murder; characterized by, or causing, murder or bloodshed; having the purpose or quality of murder; bloody; sanguinary; as, the murderous king; murderous rapine; murderous intent; a murderous assault. "Murderous coward." Shak.
– Mur"der*ous*ly, adv.
Syn.
– Bloody; sanguinary; bloodguilty; bloodthirsty; fell; savage; cruel.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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