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.
STREAKY
streaked, streaky
(adjective) marked with or as if with stripes or linear discolorations; “streaked hair”; “fat legs and dirty streaky faces”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
streaky (comparative streakier, superlative streakiest)
Having streaks.
(cricket) Used to describe a shot where the ball deflects off the edge of the bat, but is not caught by the slips or wicket-keeper and instead results in runs for the batsman.
(chiefly, of a person, usually North America) Having alternating periods of good and bad performances; inconsistent.
(soccer) Not well-executed, due to luck more than skill.
Anagrams
• Starkey, keytars
Source: Wiktionary
Streak"y, a.
Definition: Same as Streaked, 1. "The streaky west." Cowper.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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OBLIGATE
(adjective) restricted to a particular condition of life; “an obligate anaerobe can survive only in the absence of oxygen”
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