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.
CAREFULLEST
Adjective
carefullest
superlative form of careful: most careful
Source: Wiktionary
CAREFUL
Care"ful, a. Etym: [AS. cearful.]
1. Full of care; anxious; solicitous [Archaic] Be careful [Rev. Ver. "anxious"] for nothing. Phil. iv. 6. The careful plowman doubting stands. Milton.
2. Filling with care or colicitube; exposing to concern, anxiety, or trouble; painful. The careful cold beinneth for to creep. Spenser. By Him that raised me to this careful height. Shak.
3. Taking care; gicing good heed; watchful; cautious; provident; not indifferent heedless, or reckless; -- often follower byof, for, or the infinitive; as, careful of money; careful to do right. Thou hast been careful for us with all this care. 2. Kings iv, 13. What could a careful father more have done Dryden.
Syn.
– Anxious; solicitous; provident; thoughtful; cautious; circumspect; heedful; watchful; vigilant.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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