Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
bouncing, bouncy, peppy, spirited, zippy
(adjective) marked by lively action; āa bouncing gaitā; ābouncy tunesā; āthe peppy and interesting talkā; āa spirited danceā
alert, brisk, lively, merry, rattling, snappy, spanking, zippy
(adjective) quick and energetic; āa brisk walk in the parkā; āa lively gaitā; āa merry chaseā; ātraveling at a rattling rateā; āa snappy paceā; āa spanking breezeā
Source: WordNet® 3.1
zippy (comparative zippier, superlative zippiest)
(informal) Energetic and lively.
Synonyms: Thesaurus:active, Thesaurus:lively
Antonym: Thesaurus:inactive
(informal) Quick, speedy.
Synonym: Thesaurus:speedy
Antonym: Thesaurus:slow
Source: Wiktionary
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., āthe father of the brideā instead of āthe brideās fatherā
Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.