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.
RETROGRESSIVELY
Etymology
Adverb
retrogressively (comparative more retrogressively, superlative most retrogressively)
In a retrogressive manner.
Source: Wiktionary
Re`tro*gres"sive*ly, adv.
Definition: In a retrogressive manner.
RETROGRESSIVE
Re`tro*gres"sive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. rétrogressif.]
1. Tending to retrograde; going or moving backward; declining from a better to a worse state.
2. (Biol.)
Definition: Passing from a higher to a lower condition; declining from a more perfect state of organization; regressive.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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