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.
SNAPPISHLY
snappishly
(adverb) in an ill-natured and snappish manner; “‘Don’t talk to me now,’ she said snappishly”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
snappishly (comparative more snappishly, superlative most snappishly)
In a snappish manner.
Source: Wiktionary
SNAPPISH
Snap"pish, a.
1. Apt to snap at persons or things; eager to bite; as, a snapping cur.
2. Sharp in reply; apt to speak angrily or testily; easily provoked; tart; peevish. The taunting address of a snappish missanthrope. Jeffrey.
– Snap"pish*ly, adv.
– Snap"pish*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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