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.
VARIOUSLY
variously, diversely, multifariously
(adverb) in diverse ways; “the alternatives that are variously represented by the participants”; “the speakers treated the subject most diversely”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
variously
In various ways; diversely.
Synonyms
• See also diversely
Anagrams
• savourily
Source: Wiktionary
Va"ri*ous*ly, adv.
Definition: In various or different ways.
VARIOUS
Va"ri*ous, a. Etym: [L. varius. Cf. Vair.]
1. Different; diverse; several; manifold; as, men of various names; various occupations; various colors. So many and so various laws are given. Milton. A wit as various, gay, grave, sage, or wild. Byron.
2. Changeable; uncertain; inconstant; variable. A man so various, that he seemed to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome. Dryden. The names of mixed modes . . . are very various. Locke.
3. Variegated; diversified; not monotonous. A happy rural seat of various view. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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