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.
ORATORICAL
oratorical
(adjective) characteristic of an orator or oratory; “oratorical prose”; “harangued his men in an oratorical way”- Robert Graves
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
oratorical (not comparable)
of, or relating to oratory or an orator
A to'oto'o is a Sāmoan oratorical staff.
Source: Wiktionary
Or`a*tor"ic*al, a.
Definition: Of or pertaining to an orator or to oratory; characterized by oratory; rhetorical; becoming to an orator; as, an oratorical triumph; an oratorical essay.
– Or`a*tor"ic*al*ly, adv.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNINFORMATIVELY
(adverb) in an uninformative manner; “‘I can’t tell you when the manager will arrive,’ he said rather uninformatively”
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