Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be âsatanic.â However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
DESPAIRINGLY
despairingly, despondently
(adverb) with desperation; ââWhy canât you understand?,â she asked despairinglyâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
despairingly (comparative more despairingly, superlative most despairingly)
In a despairing manner.
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BREAK
(verb) cause the failure or ruin of; âHis peccadilloes finally broke his marriageâ; âThis play will either make or break the playwrightâ
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