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.
BEARABLE
bearable, endurable, sufferable, supportable
(adjective) capable of being borne though unpleasant; “sufferable punishment”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
bearable (not comparable)
Able to be borne; tolerable; endurable.
Able to be borne or carried; portable.
Source: Wiktionary
Bear"a*ble, a.
Definition: Capable of being borne or endured; tolerable.
– Bear"a*bly, adv.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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