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.
IMPENETRABLY
Etymology
Adverb
impenetrably (comparative more impenetrably, superlative most impenetrably)
In an impenetrable manner or state; imperviously.
Source: Wiktionary
Im*pen"e*tra*bly, adv.
Definition: In an impenetrable manner or state; imperviously. "Impenetrably armed." Milton. "Impenetrably dull." Pope.
IMPENETRABLE
Im*pen"e*tra*ble, a. Etym: [L. impenetrabilis; pref. im- not + penetrabilis penetrable: cf. F. impénétrable.]
1. Incapable of being penetrated or pierced; not admitting the passage of other bodies; not to be entered; impervious; as, an impenetrable shield. Highest woods impenetrable To star or sunlight. Milton.
2. (Physics)
Definition: Having the property of preventing any other substance from occupying the same space at the same time.
3. Inaccessible, as to knowledge, reason, sympathy, etc.; unimpressible; not to be moved by arguments or motives; as, an impenetrable mind, or heart. They will be credulous in all affairs of life, but impenetrable by a sermon of the gospel. Jer. Taylor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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