In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
CONTROVERSIALLY
controversially, polemically
(adverb) involving controversy; “criticism too polemically stated”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
controversially (comparative more controversially, superlative most controversially)
In a controversial manner.
Source: Wiktionary
Con`tro*ver"sial*ly, adv.
Definition: In a controversial manner.
CONTROVERSIAL
Con`tro*ver"sial, a. Etym: [Cf. LL. controversialis.]
Definition: Relating to, or consisting of, controversy; disputatious; polemical; as, controversial divinity. Whole libraries of controversial books. Macaulay.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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