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.
LAUGHSOME
Etymology
Adjective
laughsome (comparative more laughsome, superlative most laughsome)
(rare) Marked by or arousing laughter; also, addicted to laughter; merry
Source: Wiktionary
Laugh"some, a.
Definition: Exciting laughter; also, addicted to laughter; merry. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SENSE
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