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.
KINKIER
KINKY
kinky, far-out, offbeat, quirky, way-out
(adjective) (informal) strikingly unconventional
crisp, frizzly, frizzy, kinky, nappy
(adjective) (of hair) in small tight curls
kinky, perverted
(adjective) (used of sexual behavior) showing or appealing to bizarre or deviant tastes; “kinky sex”; “perverted practices”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
kinkier
comparative form of kinky
Source: Wiktionary
KINKY
Kink"y, a.
1. Full of kinks; liable to kink or curl; as, kinky hair.
2. Queer; eccentric; crotchety. [Colloq. U.S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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