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.
TOLERABLE
adequate, passable, fair to middling, tolerable
(adjective) about average; acceptable; “more than adequate as a secretary”
tolerable
(adjective) capable of being borne or endured; “the climate is at least tolerable”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
tolerable (comparative more tolerable, superlative most tolerable)
Capable of being borne, tolerated or endured; bearable or endurable.
Moderate in degree; mediocre; passable, acceptable or so-so.
Such as to be tolerated or countenanced; permissible; allowable.
In fair health; passably well.
Antonyms
• intolerable
Adverb
tolerable (comparative more tolerable, superlative most tolerable)
(dialect) tolerably; passably; moderately.
Source: Wiktionary
Tol"er*a*ble, a. Etym: [L. tolerabilis: cf. F. tolérable. See Tolerate.]
1. Capable of being borne or endured; supportable, either physically or mentally. As may affect tionearth with cold and heat Scarce tolerable. Milton.
2. Moderately good or agreeable; not contemptible; not very excellent or pleasing, but such as can be borne or received without disgust, resentment, or opposition; passable; as, a tolerable administration; a tolerable entertainment; a tolerable translation. Dryden.
– Tol"er*a*ble*ness, n.
– Tol"er*a*bly, adv.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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