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.
TURGENT
Etymology
Adjective
turgent (comparative more turgent, superlative most turgent)
Rising into a tumour or a puffy state; tumid.
Bombastic; turgid; pompous.
Source: Wiktionary
Tur"gent, a. Etym: [L. turgens, -entis, p. pr. of turgere to swell.]
1. Rising into a tumor, or a puffy state; swelling; tumid; as, turgent humors.
2. Inflated; bombastic; turgid; pompous. Recompensed with turgent titles. Burton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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