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.
CUSSEDNESS
cussedness, orneriness
(noun) meanspirited disagreeable contrariness
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
cussedness (usually uncountable, plural cussednesses)
(dated) The state or quality of being cussed.
Synonyms
• cantankerousness, nastiness, obstinacy, orneriness, perversity
Source: Wiktionary
Cuss"ed*ness, n. [Cussed (for cursed) + -ness.]
Definition: Disposition to willful wrongdoing; malignity; perversity; cantankerousness; obstinacy. [Slang or Colloq., U. S.]
In her opinion it was all pure "cussedness." Mrs. Humphry Ward.
Disputatiousness and perversity (what the Americans call "cussedness"). James Bryce.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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