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.
RICKETIER
Adjective
ricketier
comparative form of rickety
Source: Wiktionary
RICKETY
Rick"et*y, a.
1. Affected with rickets.
2. Feeble in the joints; imperfect; weak; shaky.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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