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.
NOYOUS
Etymology
Adjective
noyous (comparative more noyous, superlative most noyous)
(now rare, archaic) Troublesome; harmful, injurious.
Source: Wiktionary
Noy"ous, a.
Definition: Annoying; disagreeable. [Obs.] Watch the noyous night, and wait for Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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6 May 2025
HEEDLESS
(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics”--Franklin D. Roosevelt; “heedless of danger”; “heedless of the child’s crying”
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