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.
STORMILY
stormily, turbulently, passionately
(adverb) in a stormy or violent manner
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
stormily (comparative more stormily, superlative most stormily)
In a stormy manner. Often used figuratively for noisily.
Source: Wiktionary
Storm"i*ly, adv.
Definition: In a stormy manner.
STORMY
Storm"y, a. [Compar. Stormier; superl. Stormiest.]
1. Characterized by, or proceeding from, a storm; subject to storms; agitated with furious winds; biosterous; tempestous; as, a stormy season; a stormy day or week. "Beyond the stormy Hebrides." Milton.
2. Proceeding from violent agitation or fury; as, a stormy sound; stormy shocks.
3. Violent; passionate; rough; as, stormy passions. Stormy chiefs of a desert but extensive domain. Sir W. Scott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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