In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
heedy (comparative more heedy, superlative most heedy)
(obsolete) Heedful; attentive.
Antonym: unheedy
Source: Wiktionary
Heed"y, a.
Definition: Heedful. [Obs.] "Heedy shepherds." Spenser.
– Heed"i*ly, adv. [Obs.] -- Heed"i*ness, n. [Obs.] Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 April 2024
(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; “a great crisis”; “had a great stake in the outcome”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.