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.
MANNERED
mannered
(adjective) having unnatural mannerisms; “brief, mannered and unlifelike idiom”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
mannered (comparative more mannered, superlative most mannered)
(often, in combination) Having manners or (often excessive) mannerisms.
Anagrams
• re-manned, remanned
Source: Wiktionary
Man"nered, a.
1. Having a certain way, esp a. polite way, of carrying and conducting one's self. Give her princely training, that she may be Mannered as she is born. Shak.
2. Affected with mannerism; marked by excess of some characteristic peculiarity. His style is in some degree mannered and confined. Hazlitt.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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