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.
BREATHLESSLY
breathlessly
(adverb) in a breathless manner; “she spoke breathlessly”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
breathlessly (comparative more breathlessly, superlative most breathlessly)
In a breathless manner, usually due to excitement, exertion, etc.
Source: Wiktionary
Breath"less*ly, adv.
Definition: In a breathless manner.
BREATHLESS
Breath"less, a.
1. Spent with labor or violent action; out of breath.
2. Not breathing; holding the breath, on account of fear, expectation, or intense interest; attended with a holding of the breath; as, breathless attention. But breathless, as we grow when feeling most. Byron.
3. Dead; as, a breathless body.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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