In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
EXCITABLE
excitable
(adjective) easily excited
excitable, irritable
(adjective) capable of responding to stimuli
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
excitable (comparative more excitable, superlative most excitable)
Easily excited
(physics) Able to be promoted to an excited state
Source: Wiktionary
Ex*cit"a*ble, a. Etym: [L. excitabilis inciting: cf. F. excitable.]
Definition: Capable of being excited, or roused into action; susceptible of excitement; easily stirred up, or stimulated.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNAMBIGUOUS
(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa
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