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.
INDECENTLY
indecently
(adverb) in an indecent manner; “she was rather indecently dressed”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
indecently (comparative more indecently, superlative most indecently)
In an indecent manner.
Source: Wiktionary
In*de"cent*ly, adv.
Definition: In an indecent manner.
INDECENT
In*de"cent, a. Etym: [L. indecens unseemly, unbecoming: cf. F. indécent. See In- not, and Decent.]
Definition: Not decent; unfit to be seen or heard; offensive to modesty and delicacy; as, indecent language. Cowper.
Syn.
– Unbecoming; indecorous; indelicate; unseemly; immodest; gross; shameful; impure; improper; obscene; filthy.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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COMMUNICATIONS
(noun) the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.); “communications is his major field of study”
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