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.
KNAGGY
Etymology
Adjective
knaggy (comparative knaggier, superlative knaggiest)
Having many protuberances, knobs or knots; knotty, rough or rugged.
(figurative) Temperamentally rough.
Synonyms
• (having many protuberances): bumpy, knotty, lumpy
• (rough): coarse, craggy, harsh, rough, rugged
Source: Wiktionary
Knag"gy, a.
Definition: Knotty; rough; figuratively, rough in temper. Fuller.
– Knag"gi*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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