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.
UNPAVED
unpaved
(adjective) not having a paved surface
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
unpaved (not comparable)
(of a road or path) Not having a hard, impervious surface; not paved
Source: Wiktionary
Un*paved", a.
1. Not paved; not furnished with a pavement. Hakewill.
2. Castrated. [Obs.] "Unpaved eunuch." Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Word of the Day
22 February 2025
ANALYSIS
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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