Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
SHAGGIEST
SHAGGY
shagged, shaggy
(adjective) having a very rough nap or covered with hanging shags; “junipers with shagged trunks”; “shaggy rugs”
bushy, shaggy, shaggy-haired, shaggy-coated
(adjective) used of hair; thick and poorly groomed; “bushy locks”; “a shaggy beard”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
shaggiest
superlative form of shaggy: most shaggy
Source: Wiktionary
SHAGGY
Shag"gy, a. [Compar. Shaggier; superl. Shaggiest.] Etym: [From Shag, n.]
Definition: Rough with long hair or wool. About his shoulders hangs the shaggy skin. Dryden.
2. Rough; rugged; jaggy. Milton. [A rill] that winds unseen beneath the shaggy fell. Keble.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BRIGHT
(adjective) made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; “bright silver candlesticks”; “a burnished brass knocker”; “she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves”; “rows of shining glasses”; “shiny black patents”
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