In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
CALUMNIOUSLY
slanderously, calumniously
(adverb) in a false and slanderous and defamatory manner; with slander or calumny
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
calumniously (comparative more calumniously, superlative most calumniously)
In the manner of a falsification intended to discredit another.
Source: Wiktionary
CALUMNIOUS
Ca*lum"ni*ous, a. Etym: [L. calumniosus.]
Definition: Containing or implying calumny; false, malicious, and injurious to reputation; slanderous; as, calumnious reports. Virtue itself 'scapes not calumnious strokes. Shak.
Syn: Slanderous; defamatory; scurrilous; opprobrious; derogatory; libelous; abusive.
Syn: -- Ca*lum"ni*ous*ly, adv.
– Ca*lum"ni*ous*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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