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.
UNHEALTHFUL
unhealthful
(adjective) detrimental to good health; “unhealthful air pollution”; “unhealthful conditions in old apartments with peeling lead-based paint”
unsanitary, insanitary, unhealthful
(adjective) not sanitary or healthful; “unsanitary open sewers”; “grim and unsanitary conditions”
insalubrious, unhealthful, unhealthy
(adjective) detrimental to health
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
unhealthful (comparative more unhealthful, superlative most unhealthful)
Not promoting health; detrimental to health.
Synonyms
• insalubrious
Source: Wiktionary
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SOAK
(noun) the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid); “a good soak put life back in the wagon”
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