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.
FARCICAL
farcical, ludicrous, ridiculous
(adjective) broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce; “the wild farcical exuberance of a clown”; “ludicrous green hair”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
farcical (comparative more farcical, superlative most farcical)
Resembling a farce; ludicrous; absurd.
Source: Wiktionary
Far"ci*cal, a.
Definition: Pertaining to farce; appropriated to farce; ludicrous; unnatural; unreal. They deny the characters to be farcical, because they are Gay.
– Far"ci*cal*ly, adv. -Far"ci*cal*ness, n.
Far"ci*cal, a.
Definition: Of or pertaining to the disease called farcy. See Farcy, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
31 March 2025
IMPROVISED
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
Coffee Trivia
