In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
PLIABLY
Etymology
Adverb
pliably (comparative more pliably, superlative most pliably)
In a pliable manner
Source: Wiktionary
PLIABLE
Pli"a*ble, a. Etym: [F., fr. plier to bend, to fold. See Ply, v.]
1. Capable of being plied, turned, or bent; easy to be bent; flexible; pliant; supple; limber; yielding; as, willow is a pliable plant.
2. Flexible in disposition; readily yielding to influence, arguments, persuasion, or discipline; easy to be persuaded; -- sometimes in a bad sense; as, a pliable youth. "Pliable she promised to be." Dr. H. More.
– Pli"a*ble*ness, n.
– Pli"a*bly, adv.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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