In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
INELEGANTLY
inelegantly
(adverb) without elegance
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
inelegantly (comparative more inelegantly, superlative most inelegantly)
In an inelegant manner.
Source: Wiktionary
In*el"e*gant*ly, adv.
Definition: In an inelegant manner.
INELEGANT
In*el"e*gant, a. Etym: [L. inelegans: cf. F. inélégant. See In- not, and Elegant.]
Definition: Not elegant; deficient in beauty, polish, refinement, grave, or ornament; wanting in anything which correct taste requires. What order so contrived as not to mix Tastes, not well joined, inelegant. Milton. It renders style often obscure, always embarrassed and inelegant. Blair.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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