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.
CUSSEDLY
stubbornly, pig-headedly, obdurately, mulishly, obstinately, cussedly
(adverb) in a stubborn unregenerate manner; “she remained stubbornly in the same position”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
cussedly (comparative more cussedly, superlative most cussedly)
(colloquial) accursedly; damnably
Source: Wiktionary
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13 March 2025
ACCURATE
(adjective) conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy; “an accurate reproduction”; “the accounting was accurate”; “accurate measurements”; “an accurate scale”
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