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.
CONFRAGOSE
Con`fra*gose", a. [L. confragosus; con- + fragosus, fr. frangere. See Fragile.]
Definition: Broken; uneven. [Obs.] "Confragose cataracts." Evelyn.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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APPROXIMATE
(adjective) not quite exact or correct; “the approximate time was 10 o’clock”; “a rough guess”; “a ballpark estimate”
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