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.
SCARY
chilling, scary, shivery, shuddery
(adjective) provoking fear terror; āa scary movieā; āthe most terrible and shuddery...tales of murder and revengeā
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Adjective
scary (comparative scarier, superlative scariest)
(now chiefly, informal) Causing or able to cause fright.
Synonyms: frightening, hair-raising, petrifying, terrifying, Thesaurus:frightening
(informal) Uncannily striking or surprising.
(US, colloquial) Subject to sudden alarm; easily frightened.
Synonyms: nervous, jumpy
Etymology 2
Noun
scary
Barren land having only a thin coat of grass.
Anagrams
• -crasy, Carys, Crays, carsy, crays, scray
Source: Wiktionary
Sca"ry, n. Etym: [Prov. E. scare scraggy.]
Definition: Barren land having only a thin coat of grass. [Prov. Eng.]
Scar"y, a. Etym: [From Scare.]
1. Subject to sudden alarm. [Colloq.U.S.] Whittier.
2. Causing fright; alarming. [Colloq.U.S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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