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.
STOCKISHLY
Etymology
Adverb
stockishly (comparative more stockishly, superlative most stockishly)
stupidly
motionless; stock still
Source: Wiktionary
STOCKISH
Stock"ish, a.
Definition: Like a stock; stupid; blockish. Since naught so stockish, hard, and full of rage, But music for the time doth change his nature. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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