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.
CONTROVERSIALLY
controversially, polemically
(adverb) involving controversy; “criticism too polemically stated”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
controversially (comparative more controversially, superlative most controversially)
In a controversial manner.
Source: Wiktionary
Con`tro*ver"sial*ly, adv.
Definition: In a controversial manner.
CONTROVERSIAL
Con`tro*ver"sial, a. Etym: [Cf. LL. controversialis.]
Definition: Relating to, or consisting of, controversy; disputatious; polemical; as, controversial divinity. Whole libraries of controversial books. Macaulay.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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