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.
BORDERLINE
borderline, marginal
(adjective) of questionable or minimal quality; “borderline grades”; “marginal writing ability”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
borderline (comparative more borderline, superlative most borderline)
nearly; not clearly on one side or the other of a border or boundary, ambiguous.
Showing bad taste.
Exhibiting borderline personality disorder.
Adverb
borderline (not comparable)
nearly; not entirely but nevertheless to a great extent
Noun
borderline (plural borderlines)
A boundary or accepted division; a border.
An individual who has borderline personality disorder.
Verb
borderline (third-person singular simple present borderlines, present participle borderlining, simple past and past participle borderlined)
(transitive) To border, or border on; to be physically close or conceptually akin to.
Source: Wiktionary
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