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.
BOTCHIER
BOTCHY
botchy, butcherly, unskillful
(adjective) poorly done; “a botchy piece of work”; “it was an unskillful attempt”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
botchier
comparative form of botchy
Source: Wiktionary
BOTCHY
Botch"y, a.
Definition: Marked with botches; full of botches; poorly done. "This botchy business." Bp. Watson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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