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.
GRIMY
begrimed, dingy, grimy, grubby, grungy, raunchy
(adjective) thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot; “a miner’s begrimed face”; “dingy linen”; “grimy hands”; “grubby little fingers”; “a grungy kitchen”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
grimy (comparative grimier, superlative grimiest)
Stained or covered with grime.
(music) From the urban musical genre called grime.
Source: Wiktionary
Grim"y, a. [Compar. Grimier; superl. Grimiest.]
Definition: Full of grime; begrimed; dirty; foul.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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RACY
(adjective) marked by richness and fullness of flavor; “a rich ruby port”; “full-bodied wines”; “a robust claret”; “the robust flavor of fresh-brewed coffee”
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