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.
REFUTER
rebutter, disprover, refuter, confuter
(noun) a debater who refutes or disproves by offering contrary evidence or argument
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
refuter (plural refuters)
A person who refutes with an argument or example.
An argument or example that refutes.
Source: Wiktionary
Re*fut"er (-ft"r), n.
Definition: One who, or that which, refutes.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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31 March 2025
IMPROVISED
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
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