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.
HEEDY
Etymology
Adjective
heedy (comparative more heedy, superlative most heedy)
(obsolete) Heedful; attentive.
Antonym: unheedy
Source: Wiktionary
Heed"y, a.
Definition: Heedful. [Obs.] "Heedy shepherds." Spenser.
– Heed"i*ly, adv. [Obs.] -- Heed"i*ness, n. [Obs.] Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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