In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
DELIBERATIVELY
Etymology
Adverb
deliberatively (comparative more deliberatively, superlative most deliberatively)
In a deliberative manner.
Source: Wiktionary
De*lib"er*a*tive*ly, adv.
Definition: In a deliberative manner; circumspectly; considerately.
DELIBERATIVE
De*lib"er*a*tive, a. Etym: [L. deliberativus: cf. F. délibératif.]
Definition: Pertaining to deliberation; proceeding or acting by deliberation, or by discussion and examination; deliberating; as, a deliberative body. A consummate work of deliberative wisdom. Bancroft. The court of jurisdiction is to be distinguished from the deliberative body, the advisers of the crown. Hallam.
De*lib"er*a*tive, n.
1. A discourse in which a question is discussed, or weighed and examined. Bacon.
2. A kind of rhetoric employed in proving a thing and convincing others of its truth, in order to persuade them to adopt it.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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