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.
EXPANSIBLY
Etymology
Adverb
expansibly (comparative more expansibly, superlative most expansibly)
In an expansible manner.
Source: Wiktionary
EXPANSIBLE
Ex*pan"si*ble, a. Etym: [Cf. F. expansible.]
Definition: Capable of being expanded or spread out widely. Bodies are not expansible in proposition to their weight. Ex*pab"si*ble*ness ,n. -Ex*pan"si*bly ,adv.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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