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.
AFFLICTIVE
afflictive, painful, sore
(adjective) causing misery or pain or distress; “it was a sore trial to him”; “the painful process of growing up”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
afflictive (comparative more afflictive, superlative most afflictive)
That causes physical or mental pain.
Source: Wiktionary
Af*flic"tive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. afflictif.]
Definition: Giving pain; causing continued or repeated pain or grief; distressing. "Jove's afflictive hand." Pope. Spreads slow disease, and darts afflictive pain. Prior.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DESIRABLE
(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; “a desirable job”; “computer with many desirable features”; “a desirable outcome”
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