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.
EXPLOITIVE
exploitative, exploitatory, exploitive
(adjective) tending to exploit or make use of
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
exploitive (comparative more exploitive, superlative most exploitive)
Exploitative: taking advantage of someone
Source: Wiktionary
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