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.
MURKIEST
MURKY
murky, mirky
(adjective) dark or gloomy; “a murky dungeon”; “murky rooms lit by smoke-blackened lamps”
cloudy, muddy, mirky, murky, turbid
(adjective) (of liquids) clouded as with sediment; “a cloudy liquid”; “muddy coffee”; “murky waters”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
murkiest
superlative form of murky: most murky
Source: Wiktionary
MURKY
Murk"y, a. [Compar. Murkier; superl. Murkiest.] Etym: [OE. mirke, merke, AS. myrce, mirce; akin to Icel. myrkr, Dan. & Sw. mörk.]
Definition: Dark; obscure; gloomy. "The murkiest den." Shak. A murky deep lowering o'er our heads. Addison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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