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.
HEADILY
Etymology
Adverb
headily (comparative more headily, superlative most headily)
In a heady manner.
Source: Wiktionary
Head"i*ly, adv.
Definition: In a heady or rash manner; hastily; rashly; obstinately.
HEADY
Head"y, a. Etym: [From Head.]
1. Willful; rash; precipitate; hurried on by will or passion; ungovernable. All the talent required is to be hot, to be heady, -- to be violent on one side or the other. Sir W. Temple.
2. Apt to affect the head; intoxicating; strong. The liquor is too heady. Dryden.
3. Violent; impetuous. "A heady currance." Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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