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.
BLUSTEROUS
blusterous, blustering(a), blustery
(adjective) blowing in violent and abrupt bursts; “blustering (or blusterous) winds of Patagonia”; “a cold blustery day”; “a gusty storm with strong sudden rushes of wind”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
blusterous (comparative more blusterous, superlative most blusterous)
Tending to bluster.
(of wind) Blowing in loud and abrupt bursts.
Synonyms: blustery, gusty
Accompanied by strong wind.
Synonyms: blowy, blustery, breezy, squally, stormy, tempestuous, windy
(of a person) Pompous or arrogant, especially in one's speech; given to outbursts.
Synonyms: blustering, blustery, swaggering
Characterized by strong or violent emotion; not calm, stable or orderly.
Synonyms: stormy, tempestuous, turbulent
Source: Wiktionary
Blus"ter*ous, a.
Definition: Inclined to bluster; given to blustering; blustering. Motley.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
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