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.
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ready
(adjective) (of especially money) immediately available; “he seems to have ample ready money”; “a ready source of cash”
quick, ready
(adjective) apprehending and responding with speed and sensitivity; “a quick mind”; “a ready wit”
ready
(adjective) made suitable and available for immediate use; “dinner is ready”
ready
(adjective) completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress; “get ready”; “she is ready to resign”; “the bridge is ready to collapse”; “I am ready to work”; “ready for action”; “ready for use”; “the soup will be ready in a minute”; “ready to learn to read”
ready
(adjective) mentally disposed; “he was ready to believe her”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
readier
comparative form of ready
Noun
readier (plural readiers)
One who or that which makes something ready.
Anagrams
• reaired
Source: Wiktionary
READY
Read"y, a. [Compar. Readier; superl. Readiest.] Etym: [AS. ræde; akin to D. gereed, bereid, G. bereit, Goth. garáids fixed, arranged, and possibly to E. ride, as meaning originally, prepared for riding. Cf. Array, 1st Curry.]
1. Prepared for what one is about to do or experience; equipped or supplied with what is needed for some act or event; prepared for immediate movement or action; as, the troops are ready to march; ready for the journey. "When she redy was." Chaucer.
2. Fitted or arranged for immediate use; causing no delay for lack of being prepared or furnished. "Dinner was ready." Fielding. My oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come unto the marriage. Matt. xxii. 4.
3. Prepared in mind or disposition; not reluctant; willing; free; inclined; disposed. I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem, for the name of the Lord Jesus. Acts xxi. 13. If need be, I am ready to forego And quit. Milton.
4. Not slow or hesitating; quick in action or perception of any kind; dexterous; prompt; easy; expert; as, a ready apprehension; ready wit; a ready writer or workman. "Ready in devising expedients." Macaulay. Gurth, whose temper was ready, through surly. Sir W. Scott.
5. Offering itself at once; at hand; opportune; convenient; near; easy. "The readiest way." Milton. A sapling pine he wrenched from out the ground, The readiest weapon that his fury found. Dryden.
6. On the point; about; on the brink; near; -- with a following infinitive. My heart is ready to crack. Shak.
7. (Mil.)
Definition: A word of command, or a position, in the manual of arms, at which the piece is cocked and held in position to execute promptly the next command, which is, aim. All ready, ready in every particular; wholly equipped or prepared. "[I] am all redy at your hest." Chaucer.
– Ready money, means of immediate payment; cash. "'Tis all the ready money fate can give." Cowley.
– Ready reckoner, a book of tables for facilitating computations, as of interest, prices, etc.
– To make ready, to make preparation; to get in readiness.
Syn.
– Prompt; expeditious; speedy; unhesitating; dexterous; apt; skilful; handy; expert; facile; easy; opportune; fitted; prepared; disposed; willing; free; cheerful. See Prompt.
Read"y, adv.
Definition: In a state of preparation for immediate action; so as to need no delay. We ourselves will go ready armed. Num. xxxii. 17.
Read"y, n.
Definition: Ready money; cash; -- commonly with the; as, he was supplied with the ready. [Slang] Lord Strut was not flush in ready, either to go to law, or to clear old debts. Arbuthnot.
Read"y, v. t.
Definition: To dispose in order. [Obs.] Heywood.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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