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.
INSINUATINGLY
insinuatingly
(adverb) in an insinuating manner; “the art book has art to sell, insinuatingly, and for a purpose, like the American muse, which has in fact a tradition to sell, and one which doesn’t exist, in painting”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
insinuatingly (comparative more insinuatingly, superlative most insinuatingly)
In an insinuating way.
• H. G. Wells
It [electricity] came into the house with the cat on any dry day and crackled insinuatingly whenever he stroked her fur.
Source: Wiktionary
In*sin"u*a`ting*ly, adv.
Definition: By insinuation.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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