In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
EPILEPTICALLY
Etymology
Adverb
epileptically (comparative more epileptically, superlative most epileptically)
In an epileptic manner; with, or as if with, epilepsy.
Source: Wiktionary
EPILEPTIC
Ep`i*lep"tic, a. Etym: [L. epilepticus, Gr. Ă©pileptique.]
Definition: Pertaining to, affected with, or of the nature of, epilepsy.
Ep`i*lep"tic, n.
1. One affected with epilepsy.
2. A medicine for the cure of epilepsy.
EPILEPTICAL
Ep`i*lep"tic*al, a.
Definition: Epileptic.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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