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.
NEGLIGIBLE
negligible
(adjective) so small as to be meaningless; insignificant; “the effect was negligible”
negligible, paltry, trifling
(adjective) not worth considering; “he considered the prize too paltry for the lives it must cost”; “piffling efforts”; “a trifling matter”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
negligible (comparative more negligible, superlative most negligible)
Able to be neglected, ignored or excluded from consideration; too small or unimportant to be of concern.
Synonyms
• ignorable
• neglectable
• slight
• trivial
• See also tiny
Antonyms
• considerable
• important
• significant
• innegligible
• unignorable
Source: Wiktionary
Neg"li*gi*ble, a. Etym: [Cf. F. négligible, négligeable.]
Definition: That may neglicted, disregarded, or left out of consideration. Within very negligible limits of error. Sir J. Herschel.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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