In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
EXPLOSIVELY
explosively
(adverb) suddenly and rapidly; “the population in Central America is growing explosively”
explosively
(adverb) in an explosive manner; “the political situation in Kashmir and Jammu is explosively unstable”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
explosively (comparative more explosively, superlative most explosively)
In an explosive manner.
Source: Wiktionary
Ex*plo"sive*ly, adv.
Definition: In an explosive manner.
EXPLOSIVE
Ex*plo"sive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. explosif.]
Definition: Driving or bursting out with violence and noise; causing explosion; as, the explosive force of gunpowder.
Ex*plo"sive, n.
1. An explosive agent; a compound or mixture susceptible of a rapid chemical reaction, as gunpowder, or nitro-glycerine.
2. A sound produced by an explosive impulse of the breath; (Phonetics) one of consonants p, b, t, d, k, g, which are sounded with a sort of explosive power of voice.
Note: [See Guide to Pronunciation, sq. root 155-7, 184.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) a high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus
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