In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
FLABBY
soft, flabby, flaccid
(adjective) out of condition; not strong or robust; incapable of exertion or endurance; “he was too soft for the army”; “flabby around the middle”; “flaccid cheeks”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
flabby (comparative flabbier, superlative flabbiest)
Yielding to the touch, and easily moved or shaken; hanging loose by its own weight; lacking firmness; flaccid.
(of wine) Having a slight lack of acidity; having mild sweetness.
(of writing, etc.) overwrought.
(math) Which forms a surjection from the domain to every open subset of the codomain.
Synonyms
• (having a slight lack of acidity): flat
Antonyms
• (yielding to the touch): muscled, taut
Source: Wiktionary
Flab"by, a. Etym: [See Flap.]
Definition: Yielding to the touch, and easily moved or shaken; hanging loose by its own weight; wanting firmness; flaccid; as, flabby flesh.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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