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.
SCABROUSLY
Etymology
Adverb
scabrously (comparative more scabrously, superlative most scabrously)
In a scabrous way.
Source: Wiktionary
SCABROUS
Sca"brous, a. Etym: [L. scabrosus, fr. scaber rough: cf. F. scabreux.]
1. Rough to the touch, like a file; having small raised dots, scales, or points; scabby; scurfy; scaly. Arbuthnot.
2. Fig.: Harsh; unmusical. [R.] His verse is scabrous and hobbling. Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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