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.
EXPOSITORILY
Etymology
Adverb
expositorily (comparative more expositorily, superlative most expositorily)
In an expository fashion.
Source: Wiktionary
EXPOSITORY
Ex*pos"i*to*ry, a.
Definition: Pertaining to, or containing, exposition; serving to explain; explanatory; illustrative; exegetical. A glossary or expository index to the poetical writers. Johnson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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FABLED
(adjective) celebrated in fable or legend; “the fabled Paul Bunyan and his blue ox”; “legendary exploits of Jesse James”
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