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.
VILIFY
vilify, revile, vituperate, rail
(verb) spread negative information about; “The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
vilify (third-person singular simple present vilifies, present participle vilifying, simple past and past participle vilified)
(transitive) To say defamatory things about someone or something; to speak ill of.
Synonyms: abuse, assail, criticize, decry, denigrate, demonize, denounce, libel, revile, slander, run down, Thesaurus:defame
Antonyms: glorify, praise
(transitive) To belittle through speech; to put down.
Synonyms: berate, Thesaurus:criticize
Antonyms: glorify, praise
Source: Wiktionary
Vil"i*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Vilified; p. pr. & vb. n. Vilifying.] Etym: [L. vilis vile + -fly; cf. L. vilificare to esteem of little value.]
1. To make vile; to debase; to degrade; to disgrace. [R.] When themselves they vilified To serve ungoverned appetite. Milton.
2. To degrade or debase by report; to defame; to traduce; to calumniate. I. Taylor. Many passions dispose us to depress and vilify the merit of one rising in the esteem of mankind. Addison.
3. To treat as vile; to despise. [Obs.] I do vilify your censure. Beau. & Fl.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CRITICAL
(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; “a critical reading”; “a critical dissertation”; “a critical analysis of Melville’s writings”
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