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.
UNGRATEFUL
ungrateful, thankless, unthankful
(adjective) not feeling or showing gratitude; “ungrateful heirs”; “How sharper than a serpent’s tooth it is / To have a thankless child!”- Shakespeare
ungrateful
(adjective) disagreeable; “I will not perform the ungrateful task of comparing cases of failure”- Abraham Lincoln
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
ungrateful (comparative more ungrateful, superlative most ungrateful)
Not grateful; not expressing gratitude.
Antonyms
• grateful
Noun
ungrateful (plural ungratefuls)
A person who fails to show gratitude; an ingrate.
Source: Wiktionary
Un*grate"ful, a.
1. Not grateful; not thankful for favors; making no returns, or making ill return for kindness, attention, etc.; ingrateful. South.
2. Unpleasing; unacceptable; disagreeable; as, harsh sounds are ungrateful to the ear.
– Un*grate"ful*ly, adv.
– Un*grate"ful*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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