In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
NAIVELY
naively
(adverb) in a naive manner; “he believed, naively, that she would leave him her money”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
naively (comparative more naively, superlative most naively)
In a naive manner.
Source: Wiktionary
Na"ïve`ly, adv.
Definition: In a naïve manner.
NAIVE
Na"ïve`, a. Etym: [F. naïf, fem. naïve, fr. L. nativus innate, natural, native. See Native, and cf. Naïf.]
Definition: Having native or unaffected simplicity; ingenuous; artless; frank; as, naïve manners; a naïve person; naïve and unsophisticated remarks.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNAMBIGUOUS
(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa
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