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.
UPRIGHTNESS
uprightness, rectitude
(noun) righteousness as a consequence of being honorable and honest
verticality, verticalness, erectness, uprightness
(noun) position at right angles to the horizon
erectness, uprightness
(noun) the property of being upright in posture
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
uprightness (countable and uncountable, plural uprightnesses)
(uncountable) The state of being moral, honest and honourable.
(uncountable) The state of being erect, or vertical.
(countable) The result or product of being upright.
Source: Wiktionary
Up"right`ness, n.
Definition: the quality or state of being upright.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BRIGHT
(adjective) made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; “bright silver candlesticks”; “a burnished brass knocker”; “she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves”; “rows of shining glasses”; “shiny black patents”
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