In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
INHOSPITABLE
inhospitable
(adjective) unfavorable to life or growth; “the barren inhospitable desert”; “inhospitable mountain areas”
inhospitable
(adjective) not hospitable; “they are extremely inhospitable these days”; “her greeting was cold and inhospitable”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
inhospitable (comparative more inhospitable, superlative most inhospitable)
(of a person) Not inclined to hospitality; unfriendly,
(of a place) Not offering shelter; barren or forbidding.
Source: Wiktionary
In*hos"pi*ta*ble, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + hospitable: cf. L. inhospitalis.]
1. Not hospitable; not disposed to show hospitality to strangers or guests; as, an inhospitable person or people. Have you no touch of pity, that the poor Stand starved at your inhospitable door Cowper.
2. Affording no shelter or sustenance; barren; desert; bleak; cheerless; wild. "Inhospitable wastes." Blair.
– In*hos"pi*ta*ble*mess, n.
– In*hos"pi*ta*bly, adv.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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