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.
ashy, ash-gray, ash-grey
(adjective) of a light grey
Source: WordNet® 3.1
ashy (comparative ashier, superlative ashiest)
Having the color of ashes.
(African American Vernacular English) Having dry or dead skin (therefore discolored).
• Hays, SYHA, Shay, hays, shay, yahs
Source: Wiktionary
Ash"y, a.
1. Pertaining to, or composed of, ashes; filled, or strewed with, ashes.
2. Ash-colored; whitish gray; deadly pale. Shak. Ashy pale, pale as ashes. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 May 2025
(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; “a critical reading”; “a critical dissertation”; “a critical analysis of Melville’s writings”
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.