In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
INAPT
awkward, clumsy, cumbersome, inapt, inept, ill-chosen
(adjective) not elegant or graceful in expression; “an awkward prose style”; “a clumsy apology”; “his cumbersome writing style”; “if the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it now?”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
inapt (comparative more inapt, superlative most inapt)
Unapt
Synonyms: unsuitable, inept
Anagrams
• Atnip, NAITP, Paint, inpat, nip at, paint, patin, pinta, tap in, tap-in
Source: Wiktionary
In*apt", a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + apt: cf. F. inapte. Cf. Inept.]
Definition: Unapt; not apt; unsuitable; inept.
– In*apt"ly, adv.
– In*apt"ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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HEEDLESS
(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics”--Franklin D. Roosevelt; “heedless of danger”; “heedless of the child’s crying”
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