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.
MASTFUL
Etymology
Adjective
mastful (comparative more mastful, superlative most mastful)
masty; producing mast
Source: Wiktionary
Mast"ful, a. Etym: [See lst Mast.]
Definition: Abounding in mast; producing mast in abundance; as, the mastful forest; a mastful chestnut. Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PUNGENCY
(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”
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