In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
HEARTBREAKINGLY
Etymology
Adverb
heartbreakingly (comparative more heartbreakingly, superlative most heartbreakingly)
In a heartbreaking manner
They lost heartbreakingly, with an own goal in the last minute of the match.
Source: Wiktionary
HEARTBREAKING
Heart"break`ing, a.
Definition: Causing overpowering sorrow.
HEARTBREAK
Heart"break`, n.
Definition: Crushing sorrow or grief; a yielding to such grief. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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