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.
SYMPTOMATICAL
Adjective
symptomatical (comparative more symptomatical, superlative most symptomatical)
symptomatic
a symptomatical classification of diseases
Source: Wiktionary
Symp`tom*at"ic, Symp`tom*at"ic*al, a. Etym: [Cf. F. symptomatique, Gr.
1. Of or pertaining to symptoms; happening in concurrence with something; being a symptom; indicating the existence of something else. Symptomatic of a shallow understanding and an unamiable temper. Macaulay.
2. According to symptoms; as, a symptomatical classification of diseases.
– Symp`tom*at"ic*al*ly, adv.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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