In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
DISEASEFUL
Etymology
Adjective
diseaseful (comparative more diseaseful, superlative most diseaseful)
Abounding with disease; producing diseases.
(obsolete) Causing uneasiness.
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Source: Wiktionary
Dis*ease"ful, a.
1. Causing uneasiness. [Obs.] Disgraceful to the king and diseaseful to the people. Bacon.
2. Abounding with disease; producing diseases; as, a diseaseful climate. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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