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.
SCABBY
scabby
(adjective) covered with scabs
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
scabby (comparative scabbier, superlative scabbiest)
Affected with scabs; full of scabs.
Diseased with the scab, or mange; mangy.
(printing) Having a blotched, uneven appearance.
Injured by the attachment of barnacles to the carapace of a shell.
Synonyms
• (affected with scabs): reef, scabrous; see also scabby
Source: Wiktionary
Scab"by, a. [Compar. Scabbier (; superl. Scabbiest.]
1. Affected with scabs; full of scabs.
2. Diseased with the scab, or mange; mangy. Swift.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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