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.
CRESCENTIC
Etymology
Adjective
crescentic (comparative more crescentic, superlative most crescentic)
Growing, increasing, gaining size, etc.
Crescent-shaped.
Synonyms
• crescent
Anagrams
• eccentrics
Source: Wiktionary
Cres*cen"tic (krs-sn"tk), a.
Definition: Crescent-shaped. "Crescentic lobes." R. Owen.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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INTUITIVELY
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