In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
BUNGLESOME
awkward, bunglesome, clumsy, ungainly
(adjective) difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape; “an awkward bundle to carry”; “a load of bunglesome paraphernalia”; “clumsy wooden shoes”; “the cello, a rather ungainly instrument for a girl”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
bunglesome (comparative more bunglesome, superlative most bunglesome)
Characterised or marked by bungling; ungainly; awkward; incompetent
Source: Wiktionary
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