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.
GEMMINESS
Etymology
Noun
gemminess (uncountable)
(UK, slang, archaic) The state or quality of being gemmy; spruceness; smartness.
Source: Wiktionary
Gem"mi*ness, n.
Definition: The state or quality of being gemmy; spruceness; smartness.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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27 November 2024
NAUSEATING
(adjective) causing or able to cause nausea; “a nauseating smell”; “nauseous offal”; “a sickening stench”
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