Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be âsatanic.â However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
ENOUGH
adequate, enough
(adjective) sufficient for the purpose; âan adequate incomeâ; âthe food was adequateâ; âenough foodâ; âfood enoughâ
enough, plenty
(adverb) as much as necessary; âHave I eaten enough?â; (âplentyâ is nonstandard) âIâve had plenty, thanksâ
enough, sufficiency
(noun) an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose; âenough is as good as a feastâ; âthere is more than a sufficiency of lawyers in this countryâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Determiner
enough
Sufficient; all that is required, needed, or appropriate.
Adverb
enough
Sufficiently.
Fully; quite; used to express slight augmentation of the positive degree, and sometimes equivalent to very.
Usage notes
• As an adverb, enough always follows the verb, adjective or adverb it qualifies.
Pronoun
enough
A sufficient or adequate number, amount, etc.
Interjection
enough!
Stop! Don't do that any more!
Source: Wiktionary
E*nough", a. Etym: [OE. inoh, inow, enogh, AS. gen, gen, a. & adv. (akin to OS. gin, D. genoeg, OHG. ginoug, G. genug, Icel. gn, Sw. nog, Dan. nok, Goth. gan), fr. geneah it suffices (akin to Goth. ganah); pref. ge- + a root akin to L. nancisci to get, Skr. na, Gr.
Definition: Satisfying desire; giving content; adequate to meet the want; sufficient; -- usually, and more elegantly, following the noun to which it belongs. How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare! Luke xv. 17.
E*nough", adv.
1. In a degree or quantity that satisfies; to satisfaction; sufficiently.
2. Fully; quite; -- used to express slight augmentation of the positive degree, and sometimes equivalent to very; as, he is ready enough to embrace the offer. I know you well enough; you are Signior Antonio. Shak. Thou knowest well enough . . . that this is no time to lend money. Shak.
3. In a tolerable degree; -- used to express mere acceptableness or acquiescence, and implying a degree or quantity rather less than is desired; as, the song was well enough.
Note: Enough usually follows the word it modifies.
E*nough", n.
Definition: A sufficiency; a quantity which satisfies desire, is adequate to the want, or is equal to the power or ability; as, he had enough to do take care of himself. "Enough is as good as a feast." And Esau said, I have enough, my brother. Gen. xxxiii. 9.
E*nough", interj.
Definition: An exclamation denoting sufficiency, being a shortened form of it is enough.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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