Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
polemic, polemical
(adjective) of or involving dispute or controversy
Source: WordNet® 3.1
polemical (comparative more polemical, superlative most polemical)
related to argument or controversy; containing polemic, being polemic
being an attempt to evaluate the arguments comprehensively
(somewhat derogative) prone to causing disputes; inclined to causing the expression of opposing opinions, disputatious, contentious, edgy
polemical (plural polemicals)
A diatribe or polemic.
Source: Wiktionary
Po*lem"ic*al, a.
Definition: Polemic; controversial; disputatious.
– Po*lem"ic*al*ly, adv. Polemical and impertinent disputations. Jer. Taylor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.