Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
ABIRRITANT
Etymology
Adjective
abirritant (comparative more abirritant, superlative most abirritant)
(medicine) Acting to diminish irritation; soothing.
Noun
abirritant (plural abirritants)
(pharmaceutical effect) A medicine that diminishes irritation.
Source: Wiktionary
Ab*ir"ri*tant, n. (Med.)
Definition: A medicine that diminishes irritation.
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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