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.
RATTISH
Etymology 1
Adjective
rattish (comparative more rattish, superlative most rattish)
pertaining to rats
exhibiting qualities that are commonly associated with rats.
Etymology 2
Adjective
rattish (comparative more rattish, superlative most rattish)
slightly short-tempered
slightly run-down or dilapidated
Anagrams
• athirst, ratshit, tartish, tirthas
Source: Wiktionary
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