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.
THANKLESSLY
Etymology
Adverb
thanklessly (comparative more thanklessly, superlative most thanklessly)
In a thankless manner, ungratefully.
Source: Wiktionary
THANKLESS
Thank"less, a.
1. Not acknowledging favors; not expressing thankfulness; unthankful; ungrateful. That she may feel How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is To have a thankless child! Shak.
2. Not obtaining or deserving thanks; unacceptable; as, a thankless task. To shepherd thankless, but by thieves that love the night allowed. Chapman.
– Thank"less*ly, adv.
– Thank"less*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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