In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
ACCOUNTABLE
accountable
(adjective) liable to account for one’s actions; “governments must be accountable to someone beside themselves”; “fully accountable for what they did”; “the court held the parents answerable for their minor child’s acts of vandalism”; “he was answerable to no one”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
accountable (comparative more accountable, superlative most accountable)
Obliged, when called upon, to answer (for one’s deeds); answerable.
Obliged to keep accurate records (of property or funds).
Liable to be called on to render an account.
(rare) Capable of being accounted for; explicable; explainable.
Synonyms
• amenable, responsible, liable, answerable
Source: Wiktionary
Ac*count"a*ble, a.
1. Liable to be called on to render an account; answerable; as, every man is accountable to God for his conduct.
2. Capable of being accounted for; explicable. [R.] True religion . . . intelligible, rational, and accountable, -- not a burden but a privilege. B. Whichcote.
Syn.
– Amenable; responsible; liable; answerable.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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