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.
UNFAIR
unfair, unjust
(adjective) not fair; marked by injustice or partiality or deception; “used unfair methods”; “it was an unfair trial”; “took an unfair advantage”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
unfair (comparative unfairer, superlative unfairest)
(rare or archaic) not beautiful; uncomely; unattractive
(archaic or obsolete) sorrowful; sad
(archaic) unseemly; disgraceful
not fair, unjust
Antonyms: fair, just
Verb
unfair (third-person singular simple present unfairs, present participle unfairing, simple past and past participle unfaired)
(transitive, obsolete) to make ugly
Synonym: devenustate
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Source: Wiktionary
Un*fair", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + fair.]
Definition: To deprive of fairness or beauty. [R.] Shak.
Un*fair", a. Etym: [AS. unfæger unlovely. See Un- not, and Fair, a.]
Definition: Not fair; not honest; not impartial; disingenuous; using or involving trick or artifice; dishonest; unjust; unequal. You come, like an unfair merchant, to charge me with being in your debt. Swift.
– Un*fair"ly, adv -- Un*fair"ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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