Etymology

From FrenchCategory:English terms derived from French#CAFFEIC caféique, from the root caffe- (“coffee”) as found in caffeine, from ItalianCategory:English terms derived from Italian#CAFFEIC caffè (compare also French café and German Kaffee) +‎ -icCategory:English terms suffixed with -ic#CAFFEIC.

Adjective

caffeic (not comparable)Category:English lemmas#CAFFEICCategory:English adjectives#CAFFEICCategory:English uncomparable adjectives#CAFFEICCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#CAFFEICCategory:Pages with entries#CAFFEICCategory:Pages with 1 entry#CAFFEIC

1. of, or pertaining to coffee or caffeic acid
   • 1895, {unattributed}, The New England Medical Gazette, Volume 30

     Caffeic poisoning showed itself chiefly in digestive and in nervous troubles, the symptoms of caffeic dyspepsia very nearly resembling those of alcoholic gastritis, such as catarrhal gastritis, saburral tongue, a marked loss of appetite, etc.