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.
INOFFICIOUSLY
Etymology
Adverb
inofficiously (comparative more inofficiously, superlative most inofficiously)
In an inofficious manner; without officiousness.
Source: Wiktionary
In`of*fi"cious*ly, adv.
Definition: Not-officiously.
INOFFICIOUS
In`of*fi"cious, a. Etym: [L. inofficiosus: cf. F.inofficieux. See In- not, and Officious.]
1. Indifferent to obligation or duty. [Obs.] Thou drown'st thyself in inofficious sleep. B. Jonson.
2. Not officious; not civil or attentive. [Obs.] Jonhson.
3. (Law)
Definition: Regardless of natural obligation; contrary to natural duty; unkind; -- commonly said of a testament made without regard to natural obligation, or by which a child is unjustly deprived of inheritance. "The inofficious testament." Blackstone. "An inofficious disposition of his fortune." Paley.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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