In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
LUMPILY
Etymology
Adverb
lumpily (comparative more lumpily, superlative most lumpily)
In a lumpy manner, with lumps.
Like a lump; awkwardly, heavily, ponderously.
Source: Wiktionary
LUMPY
Lump"y, a. [Compar. Lumpier; superl. Lumpiest.]
Definition: Full of lumps, or small compact masses.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BACKFIRE
(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”; “the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”
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