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.
PROBITY
probity
(noun) complete and confirmed integrity; having strong moral principles; “in a world where financial probity may not be widespread”; “he enjoys an exaggerated reputation for probity”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
probity (countable and uncountable, plural probities)
Integrity, especially of the quality of having strong moral principles; honesty and decency.
Synonyms
• decency, goodness, godliness, honesty, honor, saintliness, uprightness, virtue, righteousness
Antonyms
• wickedness
Source: Wiktionary
Prob"i*ty, n. Etym: [F. probité, fr. L. probitas, fr. probus good, proper, honest. Cf. Prove.]
Definition: Tried virtue or integrity; approved moral excellence; honesty; rectitude; uprightness. "Probity of mind." Pope.
Syn.
– Probity, Integrity. Probity denotes unimpeachable honesty and virtue, shown especially by the performance of those obligations, called imperfect, which the laws of the state do not reach, and can not enforce. Integrity denotes a whole-hearted honesty, and especially that which excludes all injustice that might favor one's self. It has a peculiar reference to uprightness in mutual dealings, transfer of property, and the execution of trusts for others.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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