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.
wanly
(adverb) in a weak or pale or languid manner; “she was smiling wanly”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
wanly (comparative more wanly, superlative most wanly)
In a wan or pale manner.
• Alwyn, lawny
Source: Wiktionary
Wan"ly, adv.
Definition: In a wan, or pale, manner.
Wan, obs. imp. of Win.
Definition: Won. Chaucer.
Wan (, a. Etym: [AS. wann, wonn, wan, won, dark, lurid, livid, perhaps originally, worn out by toil, from winnan to labor, strive. See Win.]
Definition: Having a pale or sickly hue; languid of look; pale; pallid. "Sad to view, his visage pale and wan." Spenser. My color . . . [is] wan and of a leaden hue. Chaucer. Why so pale and wan, fond lover Suckling. With the wan moon overhead. Longfellow.
Wan, n.
Definition: The quality of being wan; wanness. [R.] Tinged with wan from lack of sleep. Tennyson.
Wan, v. i.
Definition: To grow wan; to become pale or sickly in looks. "All his visage wanned." Shak. And ever he mutter'd and madden'd, and ever wann'd with despair. Tennyson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
7 May 2025
(noun) a person who is employed to deliver messages or documents; “he sent a runner over with the contract”
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.