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.
VILLAINOUSLY
Etymology
Adverb
villainously (comparative more villainously, superlative most villainously)
In a villainous manner; in the manner of a villain; evilly.
Source: Wiktionary
VILLAINOUS
Vil"lain*ous, a. Etym: [Written also villanous.]
1. Base; vile; mean; depraved; as, a villainous person or wretch.
2. Proceeding from, or showing, extreme depravity; suited to a villain; as, a villainous action.
3. Sorry; mean; mischievous; -- in a familiar sense. "A villainous trick of thine eye." Shak. Villainous judgment (O. E. Law), a judgment that casts reproach on the guilty person. --- Vil"lain*ous*ly, adv. Vil"lain*ous*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(verb) fill to excess so that function is impaired; “Fear clogged her mind”; “The story was clogged with too many details”
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