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.
HEARTBREAKINGLY
Etymology
Adverb
heartbreakingly (comparative more heartbreakingly, superlative most heartbreakingly)
In a heartbreaking manner
They lost heartbreakingly, with an own goal in the last minute of the match.
Source: Wiktionary
HEARTBREAKING
Heart"break`ing, a.
Definition: Causing overpowering sorrow.
HEARTBREAK
Heart"break`, n.
Definition: Crushing sorrow or grief; a yielding to such grief. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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