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.
IMPRACTICAL
impractical
(adjective) not practical; not workable or not given to practical matters; “refloating the ship proved impractical because of the expense”; “he is intelligent but too impractical for commercial work”; “an impractical solution”
airy, impractical, visionary, Laputan, windy
(adjective) not practical or realizable; speculative; “airy theories about socioeconomic improvement”; “visionary schemes for getting rich”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
impractical (comparative more impractical, superlative most impractical)
not practical; impracticable
Antonym: practical
Usage notes
• Said of people, theories, philosophies, etc.
Source: Wiktionary
Im*prac"ti*cal, a.
Definition: Not practical.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CHEMICAL
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