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.
UNTIDILY
messily, untidily
(adverb) in a messy, untidy manner; “Rossi spat very deliberately, and very messily, upon Durieux’s party card”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
untidily (comparative more untidily, superlative most untidily)
In an untidy manner.
Source: Wiktionary
UNTIDY
Un*ti"dy, a.
1. Unseasonable; untimely. [Obs.] "Untidy tales." Piers Plowman.
2. Not tidy or neat; slovenly.
– Un*ti"di*ly, adv.
– Un*ti"di*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(verb) leave or give by will after one’s death; “My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry”; “My grandfather left me his entire estate”
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