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.
POROUSLY
Etymology
Adverb
porously (comparative more porously, superlative most porously)
In a porous way; allowing liquid or gas to pass through.
The porously dried material was ready.
Source: Wiktionary
Por"ous*ly, adv.
Definition: In a porous manner.
POROUS
Por"ous, a. Etym: [Cf. F. poreux. See Pore, n.]
Definition: Full of pores; having interstices in the skin or in the substance of the body; having spiracles or passages for fluids; permeable by liquids; as, a porous skin; porous wood. "The veins of porous earth." Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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