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.
APPLICATORY
applicative, applicatory
(adjective) readily applicable or practical
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
applicatory (comparative more applicatory, superlative most applicatory)
able to be applied or used, practical
Source: Wiktionary
Ap"pli*ca*to*ry, a.
Definition: Having the property of applying; applicative; practical.
– n.
Definition: That which applies.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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