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.
BLUSTERY
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”
blustery, bullying
(adjective) noisily domineering; tending to browbeat others
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
blustery (comparative more blustery, superlative most blustery)
Blowing in loud and abrupt bursts.
Synonyms: blusterous, gusty
Accompanied by strong wind.
Synonyms: blowy, blusterous, breezy, squally, stormy, tempestuous, windy
(of a person) Pompous or arrogant, especially in one's speech; given to outbursts.
Synonyms: blustering, blusterous, swaggering
Source: Wiktionary
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