In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
PEDANTICAL
Etymology
Adjective
pedantical (comparative more pedantical, superlative most pedantical)
Pedantic.
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Source: Wiktionary
Pe*dan"tic, Pe*dan"tic*al, a.
Definition: Of or pertaining to a pedant; characteristic of, or resembling, a pedant; ostentatious of learning; as, a pedantic writer; a pedantic description; a pedantical affectation. "Figures pedantical." Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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