In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
COMFORTINGLY
comfortingly, consolingly
(adverb) in a comforting or consoling manner; “one part of a strange world should be given a comfortingly familiar form”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
comfortingly (comparative more comfortingly, superlative most comfortingly)
In a comforting manner
Source: Wiktionary
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