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.
UNSWEET
unsweet
(adjective) distasteful; “he found life unsweet”
sec, unsweet
(adjective) (of champagne) moderately dry
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
unsweet (comparative more unsweet, superlative most unsweet)
Not sweet.
Synonyms
• unsweetened, nonsweet, unsugared
Antonyms
• sweet, sugared
Source: Wiktionary
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BRIGHT
(adjective) made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; “bright silver candlesticks”; “a burnished brass knocker”; “she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves”; “rows of shining glasses”; “shiny black patents”
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