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.
NONEFFECTIVE
Etymology
Adjective
noneffective (not comparable)
Not effective.
(military) Not able to assume active duty.
Synonyms
• (not effective): impotent, ineffective, lacking, powerless
Noun
noneffective (plural noneffectives)
A member of the military who is unable to assume active duty.
Source: Wiktionary
Non`ef*fect"ive, a.
1. Not effective.
2. (Mil.)
Definition: Not fit or available for duty.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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