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.
TUMIDLY
Etymology
Adverb
tumidly (comparative more tumidly, superlative most tumidly)
In a tumid manner.
Source: Wiktionary
TUMID
Tu"mid, a. Etym: [L. tumidus, fr. tumere to swell; cf. Skr. tumra strong, fat. Cf. Thumb.]
1. Swelled, enlarged, or distended; as, a tumid leg; tumid flesh.
2. Rising above the level; protuberant. So high as heaved the tumid hills. Milton.
3. Swelling in sound or sense; pompous; puffy; inflated; bombastic; falsely sublime; turgid; as, a tumid expression; a tumid style.
– Tu"mid*ly, adv.
– Tu"mid*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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