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.
THUNDERY
thundery
(adjective) accompanied with thunder
deafening, earsplitting, thunderous, thundery
(adjective) loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
thundery (comparative more thundery, superlative most thundery)
Of weather: stormy, with thunder and lightning.
Resembling or characteristic of thunder.
Source: Wiktionary
Thun"der*y, a.
Definition: Accompanied with thunder; thunderous. [R.] "Thundery weather." Pennant.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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