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.
UNJOINTED
unjointed
(adjective) without joints or jointed segments
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
unjointed (not comparable)
Not jointed.
Source: Wiktionary
Un*joint"ed, a. Etym: [Properly p. p. of unjoint.]
1. Disjointed; unconnected; hence, incoherent. Shak.
2. Etym: [Pref. un- + jointed.]
Definition: Having no joint or articulation; as, an unjointed stem.
UNJOINT
Un*joint", v. t. Etym: [1st un- + joint.]
Definition: To disjoint.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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EARTHSHAKING
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