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.
DEMENTEDNESS
dementia, dementedness
(noun) mental deterioration of organic or functional origin
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
dementedness (uncountable)
The quality of being demented.
Source: Wiktionary
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GLASSY
(adjective) (used of eyes) lacking liveliness; “empty eyes”; “a glassy stare”; “his eyes were glazed over with boredom”
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