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.
SUDDEN
sudden
(adjective) happening without warning or in a short space of time; “a sudden storm”; “a sudden decision”; “a sudden cure”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
sudden (comparative more sudden, superlative most sudden)
Happening quickly and with little or no warning.
(obsolete) Hastily prepared or employed; quick; rapid.
(obsolete) Hasty; violent; rash; precipitate.
Synonyms
• (happening quickly): abrupt, precipitous, subitaneous; see also sudden
• (hasty, rash): hotheaded, impetuous, impulsive; see also reckless
Antonyms
• (happening quickly): gradual; see also gradual
• (all): unsudden
Adverb
sudden (comparative more sudden, superlative most sudden)
(poetic) Suddenly.
Noun
sudden (plural suddens)
(obsolete) An unexpected occurrence; a surprise.
Source: Wiktionary
Sud"den, a. Etym: [OE. sodian, sodein, OF. sodain, sudain, F. soudain, L. subitaneus, fr. subitus sudden, that has come unexpectedly, p.p. of subire to come on, to steal upon; sub under, secretly + ire to go. See Issue, and cf. Subitaneous.]
1. Happening without previous notice or with very brief notice; coming unexpectedly, or without the common preparation; immediate; instant; speedy. "O sudden wo!" Chaucer. "For fear of sudden death." Shak. Sudden fear troubleth thee. Job xxii. 10.
2. Hastly prepared or employed; quick; rapid. Never was such a sudden scholar made. Shak. The apples of Asphaltis, appearing goodly to the sudden eye. Milton.
3. Hasty; violent; rash; precipitate. [Obs.] Shak.
Syn.
– Unexpected; unusual; abrupt; unlooked-for.
– Sud"den*ly, adv.
– Sud"den*ness, n.
Sud"den, adv.
Definition: Suddenly; unexpectedly. [R.] Herbs of every leaf that sudden flowered. Milton.
Sud"den, n.
Definition: An unexpected occurrence; a surprise. All of a sudden, On a sudden, Of a sudden, sooner than was expected; without the usual preparation; suddenly. How art thou lost! how on a sudden lost! Milton. He withdrew his opposition all of a sudden. Thackeray.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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