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.
MOUSEY
mousy, mousey
(adjective) quiet and timid and ineffectual
mousy, mousey, mouse-colored, mouselike
(adjective) of something having a drab pale brown color resembling a mouse; “a mousy brownish-grey color”; “mousy hair”; “mouse-colored hair”
mousy, mousey
(adjective) infested with mice
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
mousey
Alternative spelling of mousy
Source: Wiktionary
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DISPIRITEDLY
(adverb) in a dispirited manner without hope; “the first Mozartian opera to be subjected to this curious treatment ran dispiritedly for five performances”
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