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.
SHIFTINESS
shiftiness
(noun) the quality of being changeable in direction; “the shiftiness of the wind caused the boat to veer unpredictably”
rascality, shiftiness, slipperiness, trickiness
(noun) the quality of being a slippery rascal
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
shiftiness (countable and uncountable, plural shiftinesses)
(uncountable) The property of being shifty.
(countable, rare) The result or product of being shifty.
Source: Wiktionary
Shift"i*ness, n.
Definition: The quality or state of being shifty. Diplomatic shiftiness and political versatility. J. A. Syminds.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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