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.
SULKILY
sulkily
(adverb) in a sulky manner; “‘What else could I do?’ said Graham sulkily”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
sulkily (comparative more sulkily, superlative most sulkily)
In a sulking manner
Source: Wiktionary
Sulk"i*ly, adv.
Definition: In a sulky manner.
SULKY
Sulk"y, a. [Compar. Sulkier; superl. Sulkiest.] Etym: [See Sulkiness, and cf. Sulky, n.]
Definition: Moodly silent; sullen; sour; obstinate; morose; splenetic.
Syn.
– See Sullen.
Sulk"y, n.; pl. Sulkies. Etym: [From Sulky, a.; -- so called from the owner's desire of riding alone.]
Definition: A light two-wheeled carriage for a single person.
Note: Sulky is used adjectively in the names of several agricultural machines drawn by horses to denote that the machine is provided with wheels and a seat for the driver; as, sulky plow; sulky harrow; sulky rake, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DOOMED
(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott
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