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.
COMPLIMENTARILY
Etymology
Adverb
complimentarily (comparative more complimentarily, superlative most complimentarily)
in a complimentary manner
Source: Wiktionary
COMPLIMENTARY
Com`pli*men"ta*ry, a.
Definition: Expressive of regard or praise; of the nature of, or containing, a compliment; as, a complimentary remark; a complimentary ticket. "Complimentary addresses." Prescott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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