DIPLOMATICAL

diplomatic, diplomatical

(adjective) using or marked by tact in dealing with sensitive matters or people; “the hostess averted a confrontation with a diplomatic chenage of subject”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

diplomatical (comparative more diplomatical, superlative most diplomatical)

Dated form of diplomatic.

Source: Wiktionary


Dip`lo*mat"ic, Dip`lo*mat"ic*al, a. Etym: [Cf. diplomatique.]

1. Pertaining to diplomacy; relating to the foreign ministers at a court, who are called the diplomatic body.

2. Characterized by tact and shrewdness; dexterous; artful; as, diplomatic management.

3. Pertaining to diplomatics; paleographic. Astle.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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COWBERRY

(noun) low evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berries


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Coffee Trivia

The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.

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