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.
LISSOM
lissome, lissom, lithe, lithesome, supple, sinuous
(adjective) gracefully thin and bending and moving with ease
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
lissom (comparative lissomer, superlative lissomest)
Flexible and graceful in movement; lithe.
Synonyms: limber, lithesome, supple, Thesaurus:flexible
Source: Wiktionary
Lis"som, Lis"some, a. Etym: [For lithesome.]
1. Limber; supple; flexible; lithe; lithesome. Straight, but as lissome as a hazel wand. Tennyson.
2. Light; nimble; active. Halliwell.
– Lis"some*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BACKFIRE
(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”; “the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”
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