In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
FRAGMENTARY
fragmental, fragmentary
(adjective) consisting of small disconnected parts; “fragmentary remains”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
fragmentary (comparative more fragmentary, superlative most fragmentary)
Consisting of fragments; disconnected; scattered.
(geology) Composed of the fragments of other rocks.
Source: Wiktionary
Frag"men*ta*ry, a. Etym: [Cf. F. fragmentaire.]
1. Composed of fragments, or broken pieces; disconnected; not complete or entire. Donne.
2. (Geol.)
Definition: Composed of the fragments of other rocks.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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GRIEVOUS
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