In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
FROWZIEST
FROWZY
frowsy, frowzy, slovenly
(adjective) negligent of neatness especially in dress and person; habitually dirty and unkempt; “filled the door with her frowzy bulk”; “frowzy white hair”; “slovenly appearance”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
frowziest
superlative form of frowzy: most frowzy
Source: Wiktionary
FROWZY
Frow"zy, a. Etym: [See Frouzy.]
Definition: Slovenly; unkempt; untidy; frouzy. "With head all frowzy." Spenser. The frowzy soldiers' wives hanging out clothes. W. D. Howells.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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