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.
CREEPINGLY
Etymology
Adverb
creepingly (comparative more creepingly, superlative most creepingly)
By creeping, moving stealthily and slowly; insidiously; cunningly.
Source: Wiktionary
Creep"ing*ly, adv.
Definition: by creeping slowly; in the manner of a reptile; insidiously; cunningly. How slily and creepingly did he address himself to our first parents. South.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BARGAIN
(noun) an advantageous purchase; “she got a bargain at the auction”; “the stock was a real buy at that price”
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