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.
SCATHINGLY
scathingly, unsparingly
(adverb) in a scathing and unsparing manner; “she criticized him scathingly”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
scathingly (comparative more scathingly, superlative most scathingly)
In a scathing manner.
Source: Wiktionary
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