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.
BANEFULLY
banefully, perniciously
(adverb) in a noxiously baneful way; “this banefully poisoned climate”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
banefully (comparative more banefully, superlative most banefully)
In a baneful way.
Anagrams
• unflyable
Source: Wiktionary
BANEFUL
Bane"ful, a.
Definition: Having poisonous qualities; deadly; destructive; injurious; noxious; pernicious. "Baneful hemlock." Garth. "Baneful wrath." Chapman.
– Bane"ful*ly, adv. --Bane"ful*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Word of the Day
7 November 2024
ERASE
(verb) remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; “Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!”
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