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.
VIRULENT
virulent
(adjective) infectious; having the ability to cause disease
acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, virulent, vitriolic
(adjective) harsh or corrosive in tone; “an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose”; “a barrage of acid comments”; “her acrid remarks make her many enemies”; “bitter words”; “blistering criticism”; “caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics”; “a sulfurous denunciation”; “a vitriolic critique”
deadly, venomous, virulent
(adjective) extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom; “venomous snakes”; “a virulent insect bite”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
virulent (comparative more virulent, superlative most virulent)
(chiefly, medicine, of a disease or disease-causing agent) Highly infectious, malignant, or deadly.
(figurative) Hostile to the point of being venomous; intensely acrimonious.
Anagrams
• evil turn
Source: Wiktionary
Vir"u*lent, a. Etym: [L. virulentus, fr. virus poison: cf. F. virulent. See Virus.]
1. Extremely poisonous or venomous; very active in doing injury. A contagious disorder rendered more virulent by uncleanness. Sir W. Scott.
2. Very bitter in enmity; actuated by a desire to injure; malignant; as, a virulent invective.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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