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.
MANGILY
mangily
(adverb) in a mangy manner
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
mangily (comparative more mangily, superlative most mangily)
In a mangy manner.
Source: Wiktionary
Man"gi*ly, adv.
Definition: In a mangy manner; scabbily.
MANGY
Man"gy, a. [Compar. Mangier; superl. Mangiest.] Etym: [F. mangé, p. p. of manger to eat. See Manger.]
Definition: Infected with the mange; scabby.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SYNCRETISM
(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)
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