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.
OUTPROMISE
Etymology
Verb
outpromise (third-person singular simple present outpromises, present participle outpromising, simple past and past participle outpromised)
(transitive) To make more or better promises than.
Anagrams
• peritomous
Source: Wiktionary
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6 June 2025
PUNGENCY
(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”
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