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.
GLEGLY
Etymology
Adverb
glegly (comparative more glegly, superlative most glegly)
(Scotland) In a gleg manner, alertedly.
Source: Wiktionary
GLEG
Gleg, a. Etym: [Icel. glöggr.]
Definition: Quick of perception; alert; sharp. [Scot.] Jamieson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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