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.
QUICKSILVERISH
Etymology
Adjective
quicksilverish (comparative more quicksilverish, superlative most quicksilverish)
Like quicksilver.
Source: Wiktionary
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AWRY
(adjective) not functioning properly; “something is amiss”; “has gone completely haywire”; “something is wrong with the engine”
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