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.
OVERAGED
overage, overaged, superannuated, over-the-hill
(adjective) too old to be useful; “He left the house...for the support of twelve superannuated wool carders”- Anthony Trollope
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
overaged (comparative more overaged, superlative most overaged)
aged too much
Verb
overaged
simple past tense and past participle of overage
Source: Wiktionary
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