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.
MISERABLY
miserably
(adverb) in a miserable manner; “I bit my lip miserably and nodded”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
miserably (comparative more miserably, superlative most miserably)
In a miserable manner
Usage notes
One verb commonly collocating with miserably is fail
Source: Wiktionary
Mis"er*a*bly, adv.
Definition: In a miserable; unhappily; calamitously; wretchedly; meanly. They were miserably entertained. Sir P. Sidney. The fifth was miserably stabbed to death. South.
MISERABLE
Mis"er*a*ble, a. Etym: [F. misérable, L. miserabilis, fr. miserari to lament, pity, fr. miser wretched. See Miser.]
1. Very unhappy; wretched. What hopes delude thee, miserable man Dryden.
2. Causing unhappiness or misery. What 's more miserable than discontent Shak.
3. Worthless; mean; despicable; as, a miserable fellow; a miserable dinner. Miserable comforters are ye all. Job xvi. 2.
4. Avaricious; niggardly; miserly. [Obs.] Hooker.
Syn.
– Abject; forlorn; pitiable; wretched.
Mis"er*a*ble, n.
Definition: A miserable person. [Obs.] Sterne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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