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.
STAGNANTLY
Etymology
Adverb
stagnantly (comparative more stagnantly, superlative most stagnantly)
In a stagnant manner.
Source: Wiktionary
Stag"nant*ly, adv.
Definition: In a stagnant manner.
STAGNANT
Stag"nant, a. Etym: [L. stagnans, -antis, p.pr. of stagnare. See Stagnate.]
1. That stagnates; not flowing; not running in a current or steam; motionless; hence, impure or foul from want of motion; as, a stagnant lake or pond; stagnant blood in the veins.
2. Not active or brisk; dull; as, business in stagnant. That gloomy slumber of the stagnant soul. Johnson. For him a stagnant life was not worth living. Palfrey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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