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.
RATEABLE
ratable, rateable
(adjective) liable to payment of locally assessed property taxes; “the ratable value of property”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
rateable (comparative more rateable, superlative most rateable)
liable to incur the payment of rates
Anagrams
• talebear, tearable
Source: Wiktionary
Rate"a*ble, a.
Definition: See Ratable.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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THEORETICAL
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
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