In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
NAVIGABLY
Etymology
Adverb
navigably (not comparable)
So as to permit navigation.
Source: Wiktionary
NAVIGABLE
Nav"i*ga*ble, a. Etym: [L. navigabilis: cf. F. navigable. See Navigate.]
Definition: Capable of being navigated; deep enough and wide enough to afford passage to vessels; as, a navigable river.
Note: By the comon law, a river is considered as navigable only so far as the tide ebbs and flows in it. This is also the doctrine in several of the United tates. In other States, the doctrine of thje civil law prevails, which is, that a navigable river is a river capable of being navigated, in the common sense of the term. Kent. Burrill.
– Nav"i*ga*ble*ness, n.
– Nav"i*ga*bly, adv.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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2 February 2025
BACK
(adverb) at or to or toward the back or rear; “he moved back”; “tripped when he stepped backward”; “she looked rearward out the window of the car”
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