In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
adapted, altered
(adjective) changed in order to improve or made more fit for a particular purpose; “seeds precisely adapted to the area”; “instructions altered to suit the children’s different ages”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
adapted
simple past tense and past participle of adapt
adapted (comparative more adapted, superlative most adapted)
Having been subject to an alteration or change to fit a different circumstance or medium.
• de-adapt, deadapt
Source: Wiktionary
A*dapt", a.
Definition: Fitted; suited. [Obs.] Swift.
A*dapt", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Adapted; p. pr. & vb. n. Adapting.] Etym: [L. adaptare; ad + aptare to fit; cf. F. adapter. See Apt, Adept.]
Definition: To make suitable; to fit, or suit; to adjust; to alter so as to fit for a new use; -- sometimes followed by to or for. For nature, always in the right, To your decays adapts my sight. Swift. Appeals adapted to his [man's] whole nature. Angus. Streets ill adapted for the residence of wealthy persons. Macaulay.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
30 May 2025
(noun) (sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash)
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.