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.
VINCIBLE
beatable, vanquishable, vincible
(adjective) susceptible to being defeated
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
vincible (not comparable)
Capable of being defeated or overcome; assailable or vulnerable
Synonyms
• (capable of being defeated): conquerable, defeatable, weak
Antonyms
• (capable of being defeated): invincible, unconquerable
Source: Wiktionary
Vin"ci*ble, a. Etym: [L. vincibilis, fr. vincere to vanquish, conquer: cf. F. vincible. See Victor.]
Definition: Capable of being overcome or subdued; conquerable. "He, not vincible in spirit . . . drew his sword." Hayward. "Vincible by human aid." Paley. Vincible ignorance (Theol.), ignorance within the individual's control and for which, therefore, he is responsible before God.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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