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.
PRISTINE
pristine
(adjective) immaculately clean and unused; “handed her his pristine white handkerchief”
pristine
(adjective) completely free from dirt or contamination; “pristine mountain snow”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Adjective
pristine (comparative more pristine, superlative most pristine)
Unspoiled; still with its original purity; uncorrupted or unsullied.
Primitive, pertaining to the earliest state of something.
Perfect.
Etymology 2
Adjective
pristine (comparative more pristine, superlative most pristine)
Relating to sawfishes of the family Pristidae.
Anagrams
• Petrinis, spiriten
Source: Wiktionary
Pris"tine, a. Etym: [L. pristinus, akin to prior: cf. F. pristin. See Prior, a.]
Definition: Belonging to the earliest period or state; original; primitive; primeval; as, the pristine state of innocence; the pristine manners of a people; pristine vigor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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TEMPORIZE
(verb) draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; “The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote”
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