In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
RESISTIBLE
resistible
(adjective) capable of being resisted or withstood or frustrated; “a resistible attack”; “such resistible temptations”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
resistible (comparative more resistible, superlative most resistible)
Able to be resisted.
Antonyms
• irresistible
Source: Wiktionary
Re*sist"i*ble (r-zst"-b'l), a. Etym: [Cf. F. résistible.]
Definition: Capable of being resisted; as, a resistible force. Sir M. Hale.
– Re*sist"i*ble*ness, n.
– Re*sist"i*bly, adv.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SECURE
(adjective) free from danger or risk; “secure from harm”; “his fortune was secure”; “made a secure place for himself in his field”
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