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.
MOTIVATIVE
Etymology
Adjective
motivative (comparative more motivative, superlative most motivative)
motivating; serving to motivate
(grammar) In, marked by or pertaining to the motivative case.
Noun
motivative (uncountable)
(grammar) The motivative case, a case found in some languages (for example Basque) which marks the meaning "because of".
Source: Wiktionary
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DESIRABLE
(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; “a desirable job”; “computer with many desirable features”; “a desirable outcome”
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