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.
OVERADJUST
Etymology
Verb
overadjust (third-person singular simple present overadjusts, present participle overadjusting, simple past and past participle overadjusted)
(transitive) To adjust excessively or too precisely.
Source: Wiktionary
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
4 January 2025
RESURGE
(verb) rise again; “His need for a meal resurged”; “The candidate resurged after leaving politics for several years”
Coffee Trivia
