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.
UNTRULY
untruly
(adverb) in a untrue manner; “he silenced the whisperings which connected her, untruly and unfairly, with his separation from his wife”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
untruly (comparative more untruly, superlative most untruly)
In an untrue manner.
Source: Wiktionary
UNTRUE
Un*true", a.
1. Not true; false; contrary to the fact; as, the story is untrue.
2. Not faithful; inconstant; false; disloyal. Chaucer.
Un*true, adv.
Definition: Untruly. [Obs. or Poetic] Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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