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.
FUNEREAL
funereal, sepulchral
(adjective) suited to or suggestive of a grave or burial; “funereal gloom”; “hollow sepulchral tones”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
funereal (comparative more funereal, superlative most funereal)
Of or relating to a funeral.
Similar to a funeral in mood; dignified or solemn.
Source: Wiktionary
Fu*ne"re*al, a. Etym: [L. funereus, fr. fentus a funeral.]
Definition: Suiting a funeral; pertaining to burial; solemn. Hence: Dark; dismal; mournful. Jer. Taylor. What seem to us but sad funereal tapers May be heaven's distant lamps. Longfellow.
– Fu*ne"re*al*ly, adv.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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