In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
NEBULOUS
nebulous, unfixed
(adjective) lacking definition or definite content; “nebulous reasons”; “unfixed as were her general notions of what men ought to be”- Jane Austen
cloudy, nebulose, nebulous
(adjective) lacking definite form or limits; “gropes among cloudy issues toward a feeble conclusion”- H.T.Moore; “nebulous distinction between pride and conceit”
nebular, nebulous
(adjective) of or relating to or resembling a nebula; “the nebular hypothesis of the origin of the solar system”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
nebulous (comparative more nebulous, superlative most nebulous)
In the form of a cloud or haze; hazy.
Vague or ill-defined.
Relating to a nebula or nebulae.
Anagrams
• unblouse
Source: Wiktionary
Neb"u*lous, a. Etym: [L. nebulosus: cf. F. nébuleux. See Nebula.]
1. Cloudy; hazy; misty.
2. (Astron.)
Definition: Of, pertaining to, or having the appearance of, a nebula; nebular; cloudlike.
– Neb"u*lous*ly, adv.
– Neb"u*lous*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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MODEST
(adjective) marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself; “a modest apartment”; “too modest to wear his medals”
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