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.
INSURABLE
insurable
(adjective) capable of being insured or eligible to be insured
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
insurable (comparative more insurable, superlative most insurable)
Capable of being insured
Antonyms
• uninsurable
Noun
insurable (plural insurables)
A person or thing that can be insured.
Anagrams
• sublinear
Source: Wiktionary
In*sur"a*ble, a. Etym: [From Insure.]
Definition: Capable of being insured against loss, damage, death, etc.; proper to be insured. The French law annuls the latter policies so far as they exceed the insurable interest which remained in the insured at the time of the subscription thereof. Walsh.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DAZED
(adjective) in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock; “he had a dazed expression on his face”; “lay semiconscious, stunned (or stupefied) by the blow”; “was stupid from fatigue”
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