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.
SORDIDLY
sordidly, squalidly
(adverb) in a sordid or squalid way
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
sordidly (comparative more sordidly, superlative most sordidly)
In a sordid manner; in a way that is dirty or morally low.
Source: Wiktionary
Sor*did"ly, n.
Definition: Sordidness. [Obs.]
Sor"did*ly, adv.
Definition: In a sordid manner.
SORDID
Sor"did, a. Etym: [L. sordidus, fr. sordere to be filthy or dirty; probably akin to E. swart: cf. F. sordide. See Swart, a.]
1. Filthy; foul; dirty. [Obs.] A sordid god; down from his hoary chin A length of beard descends, uncombed, unclean. Dryden.
2. Vile; base; gross; mean; as, vulgar, sordid mortals. "To scorn the sordid world." Milton.
3. Meanly avaricious; covetous; niggardly. He may be old, And yet sordid, who refuses gold. Sir J. Denham.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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