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.
gouty
(adjective) suffering from gout
Source: WordNet® 3.1
gouty (comparative goutier, superlative goutiest)
Suffering from gout.
• gout-ridden
• guyot
Source: Wiktionary
Gout"y, a.
1. Diseased with, or subject to, the gout; as, a gouty person; a gouty joint.
2. Pertaining to the gout. "Gouty matter." Blackmore.
3. Swollen, as if from gout. Derham.
4. Boggy; as, gouty land. [Obs.] Spenser. Gouty bronchitis, bronchitis arising as a secondary disease during the progress of gout.
– Gouty concretions, calculi (urate of sodium) formed in the joints, kidneys, etc., of sufferers from gout.
– Gouty kidney, an affection occurring during the progress of gout, the kidney shriveling and containing concretions of urate of sodium.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 May 2025
(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; “a critical reading”; “a critical dissertation”; “a critical analysis of Melville’s writings”
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.