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.
UNPRETENTIOUSLY
unpretentiously
(adverb) in an unpretentious manner; “she was unpretentiously dressed even though she was the guest of honor”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
unpretentiously (comparative more unpretentiously, superlative most unpretentiously)
In a manner that is not pretentious; sincerely, without affectation.
Source: Wiktionary
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