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.
WARLING
Etymology
Noun
warling (plural warlings)
(obsolete) One often quarreled with.
Source: Wiktionary
War"ling, n.
Definition: One often quarreled with; -- darling. [Obs.] Better be an old man's darling than a young man's warling. Camde
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DISPIRITEDLY
(adverb) in a dispirited manner without hope; “the first Mozartian opera to be subjected to this curious treatment ran dispiritedly for five performances”
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