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.
WATERINESS
wateriness
(noun) the property of resembling the viscosity of water
wateriness
(noun) meagerness or poorness connoted by a superfluity of water (in a literary style as well as in a food); “the haziness and wateriness of his disquisitions”; “the wateriness of his blood”; “no one enjoys the burning of his soup or the wateriness of his potatoes”
wateriness, muddiness, sloppiness
(noun) the wetness of ground that is covered or soaked with water; “the baseball game was canceled because of the wateriness of the outfield”; “the water’s muddiness made it undrinkable”; “the sloppiness of a rainy November day”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
wateriness (usually uncountable, plural waterinesses)
The state of being watery.
Anagrams
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Source: Wiktionary
Wa"ter*i*ness, n.
Definition: The quality or state of being watery; moisture; humidity.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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FRISK
(noun) the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs; “he gave the suspect a quick frisk”
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