In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
FELICITOUS
felicitous
(adjective) exhibiting an agreeably appropriate manner or style; “a felicitous speaker”
felicitous, happy
(adjective) marked by good fortune; “a felicitous life”; “a happy outcome”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
felicitous (comparative more felicitous, superlative most felicitous)
Characterized by felicity.
Antonyms: infelicitous, unfelicitous
Appropriate, apt, fitting.
Synonyms: opportune, wealful (dialectal or obsolete)
Auspicious, fortunate, lucky.
Causing happiness or pleasure.
(linguistics) Of a sentence or utterance: semantically and pragmatically coherent; fitting in the context.
Antonyms: grammatical, unfelicitous
Source: Wiktionary
Fe*lic"i*tous, a.
Definition: Characterized by felicity; happy; prosperous; delightful; skilful; successful; happily applied or expressed; appropriate. Felicitous words and images. M. Arnold.
– Fe*lic"i*tous*ly, adv.
– Fe*lic"i*tous*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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