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.
STELLAR
prima, leading(p), star, starring, stellar
(adjective) indicating the most important performer or role; “the leading man”; “prima ballerina”; “prima donna”; “a star figure skater”; “the starring role”; “a stellar role”; “a stellar performance”
stellar, astral
(adjective) being or relating to or resembling or emanating from stars; “an astral body”; “stellar light”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
stellar (comparative more stellar, superlative most stellar)
(astronomy, notcomp) Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of stars.
Synonyms: astral, starly
Heavenly.
(by extension) Exceptional.
Synonym: wonderful
Anagrams
• Staller, staller
Source: Wiktionary
Stel"lar, Stel"la*ry, a. Etym: [L. stellaris, fr. stella a star. See Star.]
1. Of or pertaining to stars; astral; as, a stellar figure; stellary orbs. [These soft fires] in part shed down Their stellar virtue. Milton.
2. Full of stars; starry; as, stellar regions.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PUNGENCY
(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”
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