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.
TEMPESTUOUSLY
Etymology
Adverb
tempestuously (comparative more tempestuously, superlative most tempestuously)
In a tempestuous manner.
Source: Wiktionary
TEMPESTUOUS
Tem*pes"tu*ous, a. Etym: [L. tempestuous: cf. OF. tempestueux, F. tempĂŞtueux.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to a tempest; involving or resembling a tempest; turbulent; violent; stormy; as, tempestuous weather; a tempestuous night; a tempestuous debate.
– Tem*pes"tu*ous*ly, adv.
– Tem*pes"tu*ous*ness, n. They saw the Hebrew leader, Waiting, and clutching his tempestuous beard. Longfellow.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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