In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
NONCONTRIBUTING
Etymology
Adjective
noncontributing (not comparable)
Not contributing; that does not contribute or does not involve contribution.
Source: Wiktionary
Non`con*trib"u*ting, Non`con*trib"u*to*ry, a.
Definition: Not contributing.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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13 May 2025
DAZED
(adjective) in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock; “he had a dazed expression on his face”; “lay semiconscious, stunned (or stupefied) by the blow”; “was stupid from fatigue”
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