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.
NONDESCRIPTLY
Etymology
Adverb
nondescriptly (comparative more nondescriptly, superlative most nondescriptly)
In a nondescript way.
Source: Wiktionary
NONDESCRIPT
Non"de*script, a. Etym: [Pref. non- + L. descriptus described.]
Definition: Not hitherto described; novel; hence, odd; abnormal; unclassifiable.
Non"de*script, n.
Definition: A thing not yet described; that of which no account or explanation has been given; something abnormal, or hardly classifiable.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BACK
(adverb) at or to or toward the back or rear; “he moved back”; “tripped when he stepped backward”; “she looked rearward out the window of the car”
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