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.
OCCASIONAL
periodic, occasional
(adjective) recurring or reappearing from time to time; “periodic feelings of anxiety”
occasional
(adjective) occurring from time to time; “took an occasional glass of wine”
episodic, occasional
(adjective) occurring or appearing at usually irregular intervals; “episodic in his affections”; “occasional headaches”
casual, occasional
(adjective) occurring on a temporary or irregular basis; “casual employment”; “a casual correspondence with a former teacher”; “an occasional worker”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
occasional (not comparable)
Occurring or appearing irregularly from time to time, but not often.
Created for a specific occasion.
Intended for use as the occasion requires.
Acting in the indicated role from time to time.
Noun
occasional (plural occasionals)
A person who does something only occasionally.
Source: Wiktionary
Oc*ca"sion*al, a. Etym: [Cf.F. occasionnel.]
1. Of or pertaining to an occasion or to occasions; occuring at times, but not constant, regular, or systematic; made or happening as opportunity requires or admits; casual; incidental; as, occasional remarks, or efforts. The... occasional writing of the present times. Bagehot.
2. Produced by accident; as, the occasional origin of a thing. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne. Occasional cause (Metaph.), some circumstance preceding an effect which, without being the real cause, becomes the occasion of the action of the efficient cause; thus, the act of touching gunpowder with fire is the occasional, but not the efficient, cause of an explosion.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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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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