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.
BEERILY
Etymology
Adverb
beerily (comparative more beerily, superlative most beerily)
(informal) in a beery manner; while smelling of, or under the influence of, beer
Source: Wiktionary
BEERY
Beer"y, a.
Definition: Of or resembling beer; affected by beer; maudlin.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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