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.
EMBAYED
Verb
embayed
simple past tense and past participle of embay
Adjective
embayed (comparative more embayed, superlative most embayed)
Enclosed in (or as though in) a bay; harboured.
Of water: formed into a bay or bays.
Source: Wiktionary
EMBAY
Em*bay", v. t. Etym: [Pref. em- + bay to bathe.]
Definition: To bathe; to soothe or lull as by bathing. [Obs.] Spenser.
Em*bay", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Embayed; p. pr. & vb. n. Embaying.] Etym: [Pref. em- + 1st bay.]
Definition: To shut in, or shelter, as in a bay. If that the Turkish fleet Be not ensheltered and embayed, they are drowned. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CRITICAL
(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; “a critical reading”; “a critical dissertation”; “a critical analysis of Melville’s writings”
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