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.
KNURLIEST
Adjective
knurliest
superlative form of knurly: most knurly
Source: Wiktionary
KNURLY
Knurl"y, [Compar. Knurlier (; superl. Knurliest.] Etym: [See Knur, and cf. Gnarly.]
Definition: Full of knots; hard; tough; hence, capable of enduring or resisting much.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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