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.
ASYMMETRICAL
asymmetrical, crooked
(adjective) irregular in shape or outline; “asymmetrical features”; “a dress with a crooked hemline”
asymmetrical, asymmetric
(adjective) characterized by asymmetry in the spatial arrangement or placement of parts or components
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
asymmetrical (comparative more asymmetrical, superlative most asymmetrical)
Not symmetrical.
(of a question) Presenting a false dilemma, or a choice between two things which are not opposites.
Synonyms
• asymmetric
• lopsided
• unsymmetrical
Source: Wiktionary
As`ym*met"ric, As`ym*met"ri*cal, a. Etym: [See Asymmetrous.]
1. Incommensurable. [Obs.]
2. Not symmetrical; wanting proportion; esp., not bilaterally symmetrical. Huxley.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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