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.
MANGILY
mangily
(adverb) in a mangy manner
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
mangily (comparative more mangily, superlative most mangily)
In a mangy manner.
Source: Wiktionary
Man"gi*ly, adv.
Definition: In a mangy manner; scabbily.
MANGY
Man"gy, a. [Compar. Mangier; superl. Mangiest.] Etym: [F. mangé, p. p. of manger to eat. See Manger.]
Definition: Infected with the mange; scabby.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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