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.
UNHOPEFUL
abject, unhopeful
(adjective) showing utter resignation or hopelessness; “abject surrender”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
unhopeful (comparative more unhopeful, superlative most unhopeful)
Not hopeful.
Noun
unhopeful (plural unhopefuls)
Somebody who is unlikely to achieve success or victory.
Source: Wiktionary
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FISSILE
(adjective) capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain; “fissile crystals”; “fissile wood”
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