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.
SLIMLY
slenderly, slimly, slightly
(adverb) in a slim or slender manner; “a slenderly built woman”; “slightly built”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
slimly (comparative more slimly, superlative most slimly)
In a slim manner; slenderly.
We were slimly staffed yesterday.
Source: Wiktionary
Slim"ly, adv.
Definition: In a state of slimness; in a slim manner; slenderly.
SLIM
Slim, a. [Compar. Slimmer; superl. Slimmest.] Etym: [Formerly, bad, worthless, weak, slight, awry, fr. D. slim; akin to G. schlimm, MHG. slimp oblique, awry; of uncertain origin. The meaning of the English word seems to have been influenced by slender.]
1. Worthless; bad. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
2. Weak; slight; unsubstantial; poor; as, a slim argument. "That was a slim excuse." Barrow.
3. Of small diameter or thickness in proportion to the height or length; slender; as, a slim person; a slim tree. Grose.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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