In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
PROTRACTEDLY
lingeringly, protractedly
(adverb) in a slow, leisurely or prolonged way; “her voice was swift, yet ever the last words fell lingeringly” -Rossetti
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
protractedly (comparative more protractedly, superlative most protractedly)
In a protracted manner
Synonyms
• abidingly, at length, enduringly; see also lastingly
Source: Wiktionary
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DITHER
(noun) an excited state of agitation; “he was in a dither”; “there was a terrible flap about the theft”
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