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.
WOODSIER
WOODSY
arboraceous, arboreous, woodsy, woody
(adjective) abounding in trees; “an arboreous landscape”; “violets in woodsy shady spots”; “a woody area near the highway”
woodsy
(adjective) characteristic or suggestive of woods; “a fresh woodsy fragrance”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
woodsier
comparative form of woodsy
Anagrams
• rise-wood
Source: Wiktionary
WOODSY
Woods"y, a.
Definition: Of or pertaining to the woods or forest. [Colloq. U. S.] It [sugar making] is woodsy, and savors of trees. J. Burroughs.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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