In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
PROLATIVE
Etymology
Adjective
prolative (comparative more prolative, superlative most prolative)
(obsolete) uttered
(grammar) extending or completing a predication
Noun
prolative (plural prolatives)
(grammar) the prolative case
Source: Wiktionary
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DOOMED
(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott
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