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.
INUTILE
inutile
(adjective) not worth using
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
inutile (comparative more inutile, superlative most inutile)
(obsolete) useless; unprofitable
Source: Wiktionary
In*u"tile, a. Etym: [L. inutilis: cf. F. inutile. See In- not, Utile.]
Definition: Useless; unprofitable. [Obs.] Bacon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNAMBIGUOUS
(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa
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