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.
OVERRIPEN
Etymology
Verb
overripen (third-person singular simple present overripens, present participle overripening, simple past and past participle overripened)
To ripen too much; to become overripe.
Source: Wiktionary
O`ver*rip"en, v. t.
Definition: To make too ripe. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ADMIRABLE
(adjective) deserving of the highest esteem or admiration; āan estimable young professorā; ātrains ran with admirable precisionā; āhis taste was impeccable, his health admirableā
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