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.
DROOPINGLY
droopingly
(adverb) in a drooping manner; “a branch hung low, droopingly”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
droopingly (comparative more droopingly, superlative most droopingly)
In a drooping manner.
The wilted flowers emerged droopingly from their vase.
Source: Wiktionary
Droop"ing*ly, adv.
Definition: In a drooping manner.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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EVANGELICAL
(adjective) of or pertaining to or in keeping with the Christian gospel especially as in the first 4 books of the New Testament
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