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.
NONRESTRICTIVE
nonrestrictive
(adjective) not limiting the reference of a modified word or phrase; “the nonrestrictive clause in ‘I always buy his books, which have influenced me greatly,’ refers to his books generally and adds an additional fact about them”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
nonrestrictive (not comparable)
not restrictive; not imposing restrictions
Source: Wiktionary
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COVERT
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
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