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.
OPEROSELY
Etymology
Adverb
operosely (comparative more operosely, superlative most operosely)
In an operose manner.
Source: Wiktionary
OPEROSE
Op"er*ose`. a. Etym: [L. operosus, fr. opera pains, labor, opus, operis, work, labor.]
Definition: Wrought with labor; requiring labor; hence, tedious; wearisome. "Operose proceeding." Burke. "A very operose calculation." De Quincey.
– Op"er*ose`ly, adv.
– Op"er*ose`ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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