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.
FRIVOLOUSLY
frivolously
(adverb) in a frivolous manner; “she spends her time frivolously enjoying the easy life of a rich and spoiled girl”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
frivolously (comparative more frivolously, superlative most frivolously)
In a frivolous manner
Source: Wiktionary
FRIVOLOUS
Friv"o*lous, a. Etym: [L. frivolus; prob. akin to friare to rub, crumble, E. friable: cf. F. frivole.]
1. Of little weight or importance; not worth notice; slight; as, a frivolous argument. Swift.
2. Given to trifling; marked with unbecoming levity; silly; interested especially in trifling matters. His personal tastes were low and frivolous. Macaulay.
Syn.
– Trifling; trivial; slight; petty; worthless.
– Friv"o*lous*ly, adv.
– Friv"o*lous*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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