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.
INEPTLY
ineptly, fecklessly
(adverb) with ineptitude; in an incompetent manner; “he performed his functions ineptly”
ineptly
(adverb) in an infelicitous manner; “this function is ineptly left to a small voice”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
ineptly (comparative more ineptly, superlative most ineptly)
In an inept or incompetent manner.
Source: Wiktionary
In*ept"ly, adv.
Definition: Unfitly; unsuitably; awkwardly. None of them are made foolishly or ineptly. Dr. H. More.
INEPT
In*ept", a. Etym: [L. ineptus; prefix. in- not + aptus apt, fit: cf. F. inepte. Cf. Inapt.]
1. Not apt or fit; unfit; unsuitable; improper; unbecoming. The Aristotelian philosophy is inept for new discoveries. Glanvill.
2. Silly; useless; nonsensical; absurd; foolish. To view attention as a special act of intelligence, and to distinguish it from consciousness, is utterly inept. Sir W. Hamilton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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