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.
FORGIVABLE
excusable, forgivable, venial
(adjective) easily excused or forgiven; “a venial error”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
forgivable (comparative more forgivable, superlative most forgivable)
Able to be forgiven; excusable.
(finance, not comparable) Of a loan, or a portion of it: such that repayment may be deferred for a period if the lender meets certain obligations.
Antonyms
• unforgivable
Source: Wiktionary
For*giv"a*ble, a.
Definition: Capable of being forgiven; pardonable; venial. Sherwood.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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THOUGHTLESS
(adjective) without care or thought for others; “the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; ‘Let them eat cake’”
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