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.
GOSSIPIER
Adjective
gossipier
comparative form of gossipy
Source: Wiktionary
GOSSIPY
Gos"sip*y, a.
Definition: Full of, or given to, gossip.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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