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.
STAGNANT
stagnant, moribund
(adjective) not growing or changing; without force or vitality
stagnant, dead(a)
(adjective) not circulating or flowing; “dead air”; “dead water”; “stagnant water”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
stagnant (comparative more stagnant, superlative most stagnant)
Lacking freshness, motion, or flow; decaying through stillness.
(figurative) Without progress or change; stale; inactive.
Source: Wiktionary
Stag"nant, a. Etym: [L. stagnans, -antis, p.pr. of stagnare. See Stagnate.]
1. That stagnates; not flowing; not running in a current or steam; motionless; hence, impure or foul from want of motion; as, a stagnant lake or pond; stagnant blood in the veins.
2. Not active or brisk; dull; as, business in stagnant. That gloomy slumber of the stagnant soul. Johnson. For him a stagnant life was not worth living. Palfrey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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MODEST
(adjective) marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself; “a modest apartment”; “too modest to wear his medals”
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