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.
TORNADIC
Etymology
Adjective
tornadic (comparative more tornadic, superlative most tornadic)
Of or relating to a tornado.
Having the ability to produce a tornado.
Source: Wiktionary
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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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