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.
DAUNTINGLY
dauntingly
(adverb) to a degree or in a manner that daunts; “dauntingly difficult”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
dauntingly (comparative more dauntingly, superlative most dauntingly)
In a daunting manner.
Source: Wiktionary
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COVERT
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
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