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.
ATTAINABLE
attainable, come-at-able
(adjective) capable of being attained or accomplished; “choose an attainable goal”; “art is not something that is come-at-able by dint of study”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
attainable (comparative more attainable, superlative most attainable)
Able to be accomplished, achieved, or obtained.
Antonyms: unaccomplishable, unachievable, unattainable, unobtainable
Noun
attainable (plural attainables)
Something that can be attained.
Source: Wiktionary
At*tain"a*ble, a.
1. Capable of being attained or reached by efforts of the mind or body; capable of being compassed or accomplished by efforts directed to the object. The highest pitch of perfection attainable in this life. Addison.
2. Obtainable. [Obs.] General Howe would not permit the purchase of those articles [clothes and blankets] in Philadelphia, and they were not attainable in the country. Marshall.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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