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.
ADJUNCTLY
Etymology
Adverb
adjunctly (comparative more adjunctly, superlative most adjunctly)
In an adjunct manner.
Source: Wiktionary
Ad*junct"ly, adv.
Definition: By way of addition or adjunct; in connection with.
ADJUNCT
Ad"junct`, a. Etym: [L. adjunctus, p. p. of adjungere. See Adjoin.]
Definition: Conjoined; attending; consequent. Though that my death were adjunct to my act. Shak. Adjunct notes (Mus.), short notes between those essential to the harmony; auxiliary notes; passing notes.
Ad"junct`, n.
1. Something joined or added to another thing, but not essentially a part of it. Learning is but an adjunct to our self. Shak.
2. A person joined to another in some duty or service; a colleague; an associate. Wotton.
3. (Gram.)
Definition: A word or words added to quality or amplify the force of other words; as, the History of the American Revolution, where the words in italics are the adjunct or adjuncts of "History."
4. (Metaph.)
Definition: A quality or property of the body or the mind, whether natural or acquired; as, color, in the body, judgment in the mind.
5. (Mus.)
Definition: A key or scale closely related to another as principal; a relative or attendant key. [R.] See Attendant keys, under Attendant, a.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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RESURGE
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