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.
BOUNCY
bouncing, bouncy, peppy, spirited, zippy
(adjective) marked by lively action; “a bouncing gait”; “bouncy tunes”; “the peppy and interesting talk”; “a spirited dance”
bouncy, live, lively, resilient, springy
(adjective) elastic; rebounds readily; “clean bouncy hair”; “a lively tennis ball”; “as resilient as seasoned hickory”; “springy turf”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
bouncy (comparative bouncier, superlative bounciest)
Easily bounced.
Lively, exuberant, energetic.
Source: Wiktionary
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RECREANT
(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”
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