In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
FRETSOME
Etymology
Adjective
fretsome (comparative more fretsome, superlative most fretsome)
Characterised or marked by fretting or fretfulness; fidgety, restless
Anagrams
• forestem
Source: Wiktionary
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(adjective) pleasingly persuasive or intended to persuade; “a coaxing and obsequious voice”; “her manner is quiet and ingratiatory and a little too agreeable”
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