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.
ASSERTIVELY
assertively
(adverb) in an assertive manner; “‘I will take care of my own life,’ she said assertively”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
assertively (comparative more assertively, superlative most assertively)
In an assertive manner.
Source: Wiktionary
ASSERTIVE
As*sert"ive, a.
Definition: Positive; affirming confidently; affirmative; peremptory. In a confident and assertive form. Glanvill. As*sert"ive*ly, adv.
– As*sert"ive*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Word of the Day
16 November 2024
LEAVE
(verb) go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness; “She left a mess when she moved out”; “His good luck finally left him”; “her husband left her after 20 years of marriage”; “she wept thinking she had been left behind”
Coffee Trivia
