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.
IGNOMINIOUSNESS
shamefulness, disgracefulness, ignominiousness
(noun) unworthiness meriting public disgrace and dishonor
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
ignominiousness (uncountable)
The state or quality of being ignominious.
Source: Wiktionary
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31 March 2025
IMPROVISED
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
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