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.
BROWNISH
brown, brownish, chocolate-brown, dark-brown
(adjective) of a color similar to that of wood or earth
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
brownish (comparative more brownish, superlative most brownish)
Of a colour which resembles brown; somewhat brown.
Source: Wiktionary
Brown"ish, a.
Definition: Somewhat brown.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PUNGENCY
(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”
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