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.
CRUDER
Adjective
cruder
comparative form of crude
Anagrams
• curred
Source: Wiktionary
CRUDE
Crude (krd), a. [Compar. Cruder (-r); superl. Crudest.] Etym: [L. crudus raw; akin to cruor blood (which flows from a wound). See Raw, and cf. Cruel.]
1. In its natural state; not cooked or prepared by fire or heat; undressed; not altered, refined, or prepared for use by any artificial process; raw; as, crude flesh. "Common crude salt." Boyle. Molding to its will each successive deposit of the crude materials. I. Taylor.
2. Unripe; not mature or perfect; immature. I come to pluck your berries harsh and crude. Milton.
3. Not reduced to order or form;unfinished; not arranged or prepared; ill-considered; immature. "Crudeprojects." Macualay. Crude, undigested masses of suggestion, furnishing rather raw materials for composition. De Quincey. The originals of Nature in their crude Conception. Milton.
4. Undigested; unconcocted; not brought into a form to give nourishment. "Crude and inconcoct." Bacon.
5. Having, or displaying, superficial and undigested knowledge; without culture or profudity; as, a crude reasoner.
6. (Paint.)
Definition: Harsh and offensive, as a color; tawdry or in bad taste, as a combination of colors, or any design or work of art.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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