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.
TIRESOMELY
boringly, tediously, tiresomely
(adverb) in a tedious manner; “boringly slow work”; “he plodded tediously forward”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
tiresomely (comparative more tiresomely, superlative most tiresomely)
In a tiresome manner; wearisomely.
Source: Wiktionary
TIRESOME
Tire"some, a.
Definition: Fitted or tending to tire; exhausted; wearisome; fatiguing; tedious; as, a tiresome journey; a tiresome discourse.
– Tire"some*ly, adv.
– Tire"some*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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