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.
TOUCHILY
touchily
(adverb) in a touchy manner; “he touchily refused all offers to help”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
touchily (comparative more touchily, superlative most touchily)
In a touchy manner.
Source: Wiktionary
Touch"i*ly, adv.
Definition: In a touchy manner.
TOUCHY
Touch"y, a. Etym: [For techy, tetchy.]
Definition: Peevish; irritable; irascible; techy; apt to take fire. [Colloq.] It may be said of Dryden that he was at no time touchy about personal attacks. Saintsbury.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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