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.
BRAINISH
hotheaded, impulsive, impetuous, madcap, tearaway, brainish
(adjective) characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation; āa hotheaded decisionā; āliable to such impulsive acts as hugging strangersā; āan impetuous display of spending and gamblingā; āmadcap escapadesā; (ābrainishā is archaic)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
brainish (comparative more brainish, superlative most brainish)
(obsolete) hot-headed; furious
Anagrams
• bairnish
Source: Wiktionary
Brain"ish, a.
Definition: Hot-headed; furious. [R.] Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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THOUGHTLESS
(adjective) without care or thought for others; āthe thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; āLet them eat cakeāā
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