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.
RUEFUL
contrite, remorseful, rueful, ruthful
(adjective) feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
rueful (comparative more rueful, superlative most rueful)
Causing, feeling, or expressing regret or sorrow, especially in a wry or humorous way.
Inspiring pity or compassion.
Bad; woeful; deplorable.
Source: Wiktionary
Rue"ful, a.
1. Causing one to rue or lament; woeful; mournful; sorrowful.
2. Expressing sorrow. "Rueful faces." Dryden. Two rueful figures, with long black cloaks. Sir W. Scott.
– Rue"ful*ly, adv.
– Rue"ful*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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