In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
CENSORIOUS
censorious
(adjective) harshly critical or expressing censure; “was censorious of petty failings”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
censorious (comparative more censorious, superlative most censorious)
Addicted to censure and scolding; apt to blame or condemn; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners.
Implying or expressing censure.
Anagrams
• coenurosis
Source: Wiktionary
Cen*so"ri*ous, a. Etym: [L. censorius pertaining to the censor. See Censor.]
1. Addicted to censure; apt to blame or condemn; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners. A dogmatical spirit inclines a man to be consorious of his neighbors. Watts.
2. Implying or expressing censure; as, censorious remarks.
Syn.
– Fault-finding; carping; caviling; captious; severe; condemnatory; hypercritical.
– Cen*so"ri*ous*ly, adv.
– Cen*so"ri*ous*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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