In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
PYRETIC
pyretic
(adjective) causing fever
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
pyretic (not comparable)
Caused by, pertaining to or resulting in fever.
Noun
pyretic (plural pyretics)
A remedy for fever.
Anagrams
• pycrite
Source: Wiktionary
Py*ret"ic, a. Etym: [Gr. pyrétique.] (Med.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to fever; febrile.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNINFORMATIVELY
(adverb) in an uninformative manner; “‘I can’t tell you when the manager will arrive,’ he said rather uninformatively”
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