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.
PROFICIENT
adept, expert, good, practiced, proficient, skillful, skilful
(adjective) having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude; “adept in handicrafts”; “an adept juggler”; “an expert job”; “a good mechanic”; “a practiced marksman”; “a proficient engineer”; “a lesser-known but no less skillful composer”; “the effect was achieved by skillful retouching”
technical, proficient
(adjective) of or relating to technique or proficiency in a practical skill; “his technical innovation was his brushwork”; “the technical dazzle of her dancing”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
proficient (comparative more proficient, superlative most proficient)
Good at something; skilled; fluent; practiced, especially in relation to a task or skill.
Synonyms
• (good at): skilled, fluent, practiced
Noun
proficient (plural proficients)
An expert.
Synonyms
• (expert): expert; see also skilled person
Source: Wiktionary
Pro*fi"cient, n. Etym: [L. proficiens, -entis, p. pr. of proficere to go forward, make progress; pro forward + facere to make. See Fact, and cf. Profit, (
Definition: One who has made considerable advances in any business, art, science, or branch of learning; an expert; an adept; as, proficient in a trade; a proficient in mathematics, music, etc.
Pro*fi"cient, a.
Definition: Well advanced in any branch of knowledge or skill; possessed of considerable acquirements; well-skilled; versed; adept,
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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