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.
VITUPERATIVELY
Etymology
Adverb
vituperatively (comparative more vituperatively, superlative most vituperatively)
In a vituperative manner.
Source: Wiktionary
VITUPERATIVE
Vi*tu"per*a*tive, a.
Definition: Uttering or writing censure; containing, or characterized by, abuse; scolding; abusive.
– Vi*tu"per*a*tive*ly, adv. Vituperative appellations derived from their real or supposed ill qualities. B. Jonson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DISPERSION
(noun) the act of dispersing or diffusing something; “the dispersion of the troops”; “the diffusion of knowledge”
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