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.
SQUALIDLY
sordidly, squalidly
(adverb) in a sordid or squalid way
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
squalidly (comparative more squalidly, superlative most squalidly)
In a squalid manner.
Source: Wiktionary
Squal"id*ly, adv.
Definition: In a squalid manner.
SQUALID
Squal"id, a. Etym: [L. squalidus, fr. squalere to be foul or filthy.]
Definition: Dirty through neglect; foul; filthy; extremely dirty. Uncomed his locks, and squalid his attrie. Dryden. Those squalid dens, which are the reproach of large capitals. Macaulay.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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EARTHSHAKING
(adjective) sufficiently significant to affect the whole world; “earthshaking proposals”; “the contest was no world-shaking affair”; “the conversation...could hardly be called world-shattering”
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