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.
MISMATCHED
mismatched, uneven
(adjective) (of a contest or contestants) not fairly matched as opponents; “vaudeville...waged an uneven battle against the church”
mismatched
(adjective) either not matched or unsuitably matched
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
mismatched
simple past tense and past participle of mismatch
Adjective
mismatched (comparative more mismatched, superlative most mismatched)
Unsuitably matched; ill joined.
Source: Wiktionary
MISMATCH
Mis*match", v. t.
Definition: To match unsuitably.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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