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.
CADAVERIC
cadaverous, cadaveric
(adjective) of or relating to a cadaver or corpse; “we had long anticipated his cadaverous end”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
cadaveric (comparative more cadaveric, superlative most cadaveric)
Pertaining to a corpse.
Caused by coming into contact with a dead body, a cadaver.
Source: Wiktionary
Ca*dav"er*ic, a.
Definition: Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a corpse, or the changes produced by death; cadaverous; as, cadaveric rigidity. Dunglison. Cadaveric alkaloid, an alkaloid generated by the processes of decomposition in dead animal bodies, and thought by some to be the cause of the poisonous effects produced by the bodies. See Ptomaine.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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