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.
EXPETIBLE
Ex*pet"ible, a. Etym: [L., expetibilis, fr. expetere to wish for; ex out + petere to seek.]
Definition: Worthy of being wished for; desirable. [Obs.] Puller.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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