In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
CHRONICAL
Etymology 1
Adjective
chronical (comparative more chronical, superlative most chronical)
Obsolete form of chronic.
Etymology 2
Noun
chronical
Misspelling of chronicle.
Verb
chronical
Misspelling of chronicle.
Source: Wiktionary
Chron"ic*al, a.
Definition: Chronic. Partly on a chronical, and partly on a topical method. J. A. Alexander.
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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