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.
BOYISHLY
boyishly, boylike
(adverb) like a boy; “he smiled boyishly at his fiancee”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
boyishly (comparative more boyishly, superlative most boyishly)
In a boyish manner.
Source: Wiktionary
Boy"ish*ly, adv.
Definition: In a boyish manner; like a boy.
BOYISH
Boy"ish, a.
Definition: Resembling a boy in a manners or opinions; belonging to a boy; childish; trifling; puerile. A boyish, odd conceit. Baillie.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SENSE
(noun) the faculty through which the external world is apprehended; “in the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses of smell and hearing”
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