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.
VORAGINOUS
Etymology
Adjective
voraginous (comparative more voraginous, superlative most voraginous)
Pertaining to a whirlpool; full of whirlpools; hence, devouring.
Source: Wiktionary
Vo*rag"i*nous, a. Etym: [L. voraginosus, fr. vorago an abyss, fr. vorare to swallow up.]
Definition: Pertaining to a gulf; full of gulfs; hence, devouring. [R.] Mallet.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Word of the Day
7 February 2025
STORY
(noun) a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events; “he writes stories for the magazines”
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