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.
INEFFECTUALLY
ineffectually
(adverb) in an ineffectual manner; “she tried ineffectually to light the primus, and Thomas came to help her”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
ineffectually (comparative more ineffectually, superlative most ineffectually)
In an ineffectual manner.
Source: Wiktionary
In`ef*fec"tu*al*ly, adv.
Definition: Without effect; in vain. Hereford . . . had been besieged for abouineffectually by the Scots. Ludlow.
INEFFECTUAL
In`ef*fec"tu*al, a.
Definition: Not producing the proper effect; without effect; inefficient; weak; useless; futile; unavailing; as, an ineffectual attempt; an ineffectual expedient. Pope. The peony root has been much commended, . . . and yet has been by many found ineffectual. Boyle.
Syn.
– Inefficient; useless; inefficacious; vain; fruitless; unavailing; futile. See Uselesss, Inefficacious.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SCHNORR
(verb) obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling; “he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends”
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