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.
RUTTY
rutted, rutty
(adjective) full of ruts; “rutty farm roads”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Adjective
rutty (comparative ruttier, superlative ruttiest)
Imprinted with ruts.
Synonym: rutted
(US, dated) In a rut (dull routine).
Related to a rut; being in a state of sexual arousal.
Synonyms: ruttish, lustful
Etymology 2
Adjective
rutty (comparative ruttier, superlative ruttiest)
(obsolete) Full of roots.
Synonym: rooty
Etymology 3
Noun
rutty (plural rutties or ruttys or ruttees)
(India, obsolete) A unit of weight used for metals, precious stones and medicines, equivalent to 1.5 grains.
Source: Wiktionary
Rut"ty, a.
Definition: Ruttish; lustful.
Rut"ty, a.
Definition: Full of ruts; as a rutty road.
Rut"ty, a. Etym: [See Root.]
Definition: Rooty. [Obs.] Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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