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.
RABIDLY
rabidly
(adverb) in the manner of an animal with rabies
rabidly
(adverb) in an extreme or fanatical manner
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
rabidly (comparative more rabidly, superlative most rabidly)
In a rabid manner.
Anagrams
• Dyirbal
Source: Wiktionary
Rab"id*ly (rab"id*ly), adv.
Definition: In a rabid manner; with extreme violence.
RABID
Rab"id (rab"id), a. [L. rabidus, from rabere to rave. See Rage, n.]
1. Furious; raging; extremely violent.
The rabid flight Of winds that ruin ships. Chapman.
2. Extreme, unreasonable, or fanatical in opinion; excessively zealous; as, a rabid socialist.
3. Affected with the distemper called rabies; mad; as, a rabid dog or fox.
4. (Med.) Of or pertaining to rabies, or hydrophobia; as, rabid virus.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
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