In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
DEFENCELESSLY
defenseless, defenceless, defenselessly, defencelessly
(adverb) without defense; “the child was standing in the middle of the crossfire, defenselessly”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
defencelessly (comparative more defencelessly, superlative most defencelessly)
In a defenceless manner.
Source: Wiktionary
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INTUITIVELY
(adverb) in an intuitive manner; “inventors seem to have chosen intuitively a combination of explosive and aggressive sounds as warning signals to be used on automobiles”
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