In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
mistimed (not comparable)
Done at the wrong time.
• ill-timed, inopportune; see also untimely
mistimed
simple past tense and past participle of mistime
• midtimes, mimetids
Source: Wiktionary
Mis*time", v. t. Etym: [AS. mistimain to turn out ill.]
Definition: To time wrongly; not to adapt to the time.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 November 2024
(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.