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.
GROUNDLESS
baseless, groundless, idle, unfounded, unwarranted, wild
(adjective) without a basis in reason or fact; “baseless gossip”; “the allegations proved groundless”; “idle fears”; “unfounded suspicions”; “unwarranted jealousy”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
groundless (comparative more groundless, superlative most groundless)
Without any grounds to support it; baseless.
Anagrams
• groundsels
Source: Wiktionary
Ground"less, a. Etym: [AS. grundleás bottomless.]
Definition: Without ground or foundation; wanting cause or reason for support; not authorized; false; as, groundless fear; a groundless report or assertion.
– Ground"less*ly, adv.
– Ground"less*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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