In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
BOUNTIFUL
bountiful, plentiful
(adjective) producing in abundance; “the bountiful earth”; “a plentiful year”; “fruitful soil”
big, bighearted, bounteous, bountiful, freehanded, handsome, giving, liberal, openhanded
(adjective) given or giving freely; “was a big tipper”; “the bounteous goodness of God”; “bountiful compliments”; “a freehanded host”; “a handsome allowance”; “Saturday’s child is loving and giving”; “a liberal backer of the arts”; “a munificent gift”; “her fond and openhanded grandfather”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
bountiful (comparative more bountiful, superlative most bountiful)
Having a quantity or amount that is generous or plentiful; ample.
They enjoyed a wet summer and a bountiful harvest.
Source: Wiktionary
Boun"ti*ful, a.
1. Free in giving; liberal in bestowing gifts and favors. God, the bountiful Author of our being. Locke.
2. Plentiful; abundant; as, a bountiful supply of food.
Syn.
– Liberal; munificent; generous; bounteous.
– Boun"ti*ful*ly, adv.
– Boun"ti*ful*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ENDLESSLY
(adverb) (spatial sense) seeming to have no bounds; “the Nubian desert stretched out before them endlessly”
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