In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
KNAVISH
crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily
(adjective) marked by skill in deception; “cunning men often pass for wise”; “deep political machinations”; “a foxy scheme”; “a slick evasive answer”; “sly as a fox”; “tricky Dick”; “a wily old attorney”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
knavish (comparative more knavish, superlative most knavish)
Having the characteristics of a knave; mischievous, roguish, waggish, rascally or impertinent
Anagrams
• Khivans
Source: Wiktionary
Knav"ish, a.
1. Like or characteristic of a knave; given to knavery; trickish; fraudulent; dishonest; villainous; as, a knavish fellow, or a knavish trick. "Knavish politicians." Macaulay.
2. Mischievous; roguish; waggish. Cupid is knavish lad, Thus to make poor females mad. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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