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.
EMBARRASSINGLY
embarrassingly
(adverb) causing embarrassment; “the great man was embarrassingly humble and self-effacing”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
embarrassingly (comparative more embarrassingly, superlative most embarrassingly)
In an embarrassing manner.
To the point of embarrassment; to an extreme or bewildering degree.
Causing embarrassment.
Source: Wiktionary
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