In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
COMPRESSIBLE
compressible
(adjective) capable of being compressed or made more compact; “compressible packing materials”; “a compressible box”
compressible, squeezable
(adjective) capable of being easily compressed
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
compressible (comparative more compressible, superlative most compressible)
able to be compressed
(topology, of a surface embedded in a 3-dimensional manifold) Containing a circle that does not serve as the boundary of a disk that lies in the surface, but does serve as boundary of a disk that lies in the ambient manifold.
Antonyms
• (topology): incompressible
Source: Wiktionary
Com*press"i*ble, a. Etym: [Cf. F. compressible.]
Definition: Capable of being pressed together or forced into a narrower compass, as an elastic or spongy substance.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; “a desirable job”; “computer with many desirable features”; “a desirable outcome”
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