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.
FLESHLIER
FLESHLY
carnal, animal(a), fleshly, sensual
(adjective) marked by the appetites and passions of the body; “animal instincts”; “carnal knowledge”; “fleshly desire”; “a sensual delight in eating”; “music is the only sensual pleasure without vice”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
fleshlier
comparative form of fleshly
Anagrams
• hellfires, shellfire
Source: Wiktionary
FLESHLY
Flesh"ly, a. Etym: [AS.
1. Of or pertaining to the flesh; corporeal. "Fleshly bondage." Denham.
2. Animal; not Dryden.
3. Human; not celestial; not spiritual or divine. "Fleshly wisdom." 2 Cor. i. 12. Much ostentation vain of fleshly arm And fragile arms. Milton.
4. Carnal; wordly; lascivious. Abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul. 1 Pet. ii. 11.
Flesh"ly, adv.
Definition: In a fleshly manner; carnally; lasciviously. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNAMBIGUOUS
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