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.
POLYANDRIC
Pol`y*an"dric, a. Etym: [Cf. polyandrique.]
Definition: Pertaining to, or characterized by, polyandry; mating with several males. "Polyandric societies." H. Spencer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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NAUSEATING
(adjective) causing or able to cause nausea; “a nauseating smell”; “nauseous offal”; “a sickening stench”
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