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.
DIRECTIONAL
directing, directional, directive, guiding
(adjective) showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on; “felt his mother’s directing arm around him”; “the directional role of science on industrial progress”
directional
(adjective) relating to or indicating directions in space; “a directional microphone”
directional
(adjective) relating to direction toward a (nonspatial) goal; “he tried to explain the directional trends of modern science”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
directional (comparative more directional, superlative most directional)
Indicating direction.
Of or relating to guidance or help.
Noun
directional (plural directionals)
Something that indicates direction, such as a vehicle's turn signal.
Hyponyms
• bi-directional
• uni-directional
Anagrams
• clitoridean, laterocidin
Source: Wiktionary
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DOOMED
(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott
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