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.
ESTIMABLY
Etymology
Adverb
estimably (comparative more estimably, superlative most estimably)
In an estimable manner; deserving of esteem.
Source: Wiktionary
Es"ti*ma*bly, adv.
Definition: In an estimable manner.
ESTIMABLE
Es"ti*ma*ble, a. Etym: [F. estimable, or L. aestimabilis. See Esteem.]
1. Capable of being estimated or valued; as, estimable damage. Paley. .
2. Valuable; worth a great price. [R.] A pound of man's flesh, taken from a man, Is not so estimable, profitable neither, As flesh of muttons, beefs, or goats. Shak.
3. Worth of esteem or respect; deserving our good opinion or regard. A lady said of her two companions, that one was more amiable, the other more estimable. Sir W. Temple.
Es"ti*ma*ble, n.
Definition: A thing worthy of regard. [R.] One of the peculiar estimables of her country. Sir T. Browne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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COVERT
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