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.
UNFAIRER
Adjective
unfairer
comparative form of unfair
Source: Wiktionary
UNFAIR
Un*fair", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + fair.]
Definition: To deprive of fairness or beauty. [R.] Shak.
Un*fair", a. Etym: [AS. unfæger unlovely. See Un- not, and Fair, a.]
Definition: Not fair; not honest; not impartial; disingenuous; using or involving trick or artifice; dishonest; unjust; unequal. You come, like an unfair merchant, to charge me with being in your debt. Swift.
– Un*fair"ly, adv -- Un*fair"ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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