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.
POLEMICAL
polemic, polemical
(adjective) of or involving dispute or controversy
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
polemical (comparative more polemical, superlative most polemical)
related to argument or controversy; containing polemic, being polemic
being an attempt to evaluate the arguments comprehensively
(somewhat derogative) prone to causing disputes; inclined to causing the expression of opposing opinions, disputatious, contentious, edgy
Noun
polemical (plural polemicals)
A diatribe or polemic.
Source: Wiktionary
Po*lem"ic*al, a.
Definition: Polemic; controversial; disputatious.
– Po*lem"ic*al*ly, adv. Polemical and impertinent disputations. Jer. Taylor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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