In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
BLUSTERY
blusterous, blustering(a), blustery
(adjective) blowing in violent and abrupt bursts; “blustering (or blusterous) winds of Patagonia”; “a cold blustery day”; “a gusty storm with strong sudden rushes of wind”
blustery, bullying
(adjective) noisily domineering; tending to browbeat others
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
blustery (comparative more blustery, superlative most blustery)
Blowing in loud and abrupt bursts.
Synonyms: blusterous, gusty
Accompanied by strong wind.
Synonyms: blowy, blusterous, breezy, squally, stormy, tempestuous, windy
(of a person) Pompous or arrogant, especially in one's speech; given to outbursts.
Synonyms: blustering, blusterous, swaggering
Source: Wiktionary
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APPROXIMATE
(adjective) not quite exact or correct; “the approximate time was 10 o’clock”; “a rough guess”; “a ballpark estimate”
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