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.
unbid (not comparable)
unbidden, uninvited.
(bridge) Which have not been bid for.
unbid (third-person singular simple present unbids, present participle unbidding, simple past unbid, past participle unbidden or unbid)
To undo the process of bidding; to cancel a bid.
• Dubin
Source: Wiktionary
Un*bid", Un*bid"den, a.
1. Not bidden; not commanded. Thorns also and thistles it shall bring thee forth Unbid; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field. Milton.
2. Uninvited; as, unbidden guests. Shak.
3. Being without a prayer. [Obs.] Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 July 2025
(noun) the faculty through which the external world is apprehended; “in the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses of smell and hearing”
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.