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.
COMPLIANT
compliant
(adjective) inclined to comply; “children compliant with the parental will”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
compliant (comparative more compliant, superlative most compliant)
Willing to comply; submissive; willing to do what someone wants.
Synonyms: yielding, bending, pliant
Compatible with or following guidelines, specifications, rules, or laws.
Synonyms
• conformant; see also conformant
Antonyms
• non-compliant, noncompliant
Anagrams
• coimplant, complaint
Source: Wiktionary
Com*pli"ant, a.
Definition: Yielding; bending; pliant; submissive. "The compliant boughs." Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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