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.
FLOODLIT
floodlit, floodlighted
(adjective) illuminated by means of floodlights; “the floodlit courtyard”
FLOODLIGHT
floodlight
(verb) illuminate with floodlights
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
floodlit (not comparable)
Lit by floodlights.
Verb
floodlit
simple past tense and past participle of floodlight
Source: Wiktionary
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CRAZY
(adjective) possessed by inordinate excitement; “the crowd went crazy”; “was crazy to try his new bicycle”
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