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.
BEGGARLIER
Adjective
beggarlier
comparative form of beggarly
Source: Wiktionary
BEGGARLY
Beg"gar*ly, a.
1. In the condition of, or like, a beggar; suitable for a beggar; extremely indigent; poverty-stricken; mean; poor; contemptible. "A bankrupt, beggarly fellow." South. "A beggarly fellowship." Swift. "Beggarly elements." Gal. iv. 9.
2. Produced or occasioned by beggary. [Obs.] Beggarly sins, that is, those sins which idleness and beggary usually betray men to; such as lying, flattery, stealing, and dissimulation. Jer. Taylor.
Beg"gar*ly, adv.
Definition: In an indigent, mean, or despicable manner; in the manner of a beggar.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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