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.
REEDIER
REEDY
reedy, reedlike
(adjective) resembling a reed in being upright and slender
reedy, wheezy
(adjective) having a tone of a reed instrument
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
reedier
comparative form of reedy
Source: Wiktionary
REEDY
Reed"y (-), a.
1. Abounding with reeds; covered with reeds. "A reedy pool." Thomson .
2. Having the quality of reed in tone, that is,
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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