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.
SHIER
SHY
shy
(adjective) wary and distrustful; disposed to avoid persons or things; “shy of strangers”
diffident, shy, timid, unsure
(adjective) lacking self-confidence; “stood in the doorway diffident and abashed”; “problems that call for bold not timid responses”; “a very unsure young man”
shy
(adjective) short; “eleven is one shy of a dozen”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
shier
comparative form of shy
Noun
shier (plural shiers)
A horse that shies.
Anagrams
• -shire, Hires, Hiser, Sheri, Shire, heirs, hi-res, hires, reish, shire
Proper noun
Shier (plural Shiers)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Shier is the 20125th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1327 individuals. Shier is most common among White (91.86%) individuals.
Anagrams
• -shire, Hires, Hiser, Sheri, Shire, heirs, hi-res, hires, reish, shire
Source: Wiktionary
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PUNGENCY
(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”
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