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.
PARTLY
partially, partly, part, in part
(adverb) to some extent; in some degree; not wholly; “I felt partly to blame”; “He was partially paralyzed”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
partly (not comparable)
In part, or to some degree, but not completely.
Anagrams
• paltry, raptly
Source: Wiktionary
Part"ly, adv.
Definition: In part; in some measure of degree; not wholly. "I partly believe it." 1 Cor. xi. 18.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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