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.
INFREQUENTLY
infrequently
(adverb) not many times; “in your 1850 church you not infrequently find a dramatic contrast between the sumptuous appointments of the building itself and the inhuman barrack-like living conditions in the church room”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
infrequently (comparative more infrequently, superlative most infrequently)
Not frequently.
Synonyms
• seldom
Antonyms
• frequently
• often
Source: Wiktionary
In*fre"quent*ly, adv.
Definition: Not frequently; rarely.
INFREQUENT
In*fre"quent, a. Etym: [L. infrquens : cf.F. infrequent. See In- not, and Frequent.]
Definition: Seldom happening or occurring; rare; uncommon; unusual. The act whereof is at this day infrequent or out of use among all sorts of men. Sir T. Elyot.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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NECESSITATE
(verb) require as useful, just, or proper; “It takes nerve to do what she did”; “success usually requires hard work”; “This job asks a lot of patience and skill”; “This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice”; “This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert”; “This intervention does not postulate a patient’s consent”
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