In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
starrily (comparative more starrily, superlative most starrily)
In a starry way.
Source: Wiktionary
Star"ry, a.
1. Abounding with stars; adorned with stars. "Above the starry sky." Pope.
2. Consisting of, or proceeding from, the stars; stellar; stellary; as, starry light; starry flame. Do not Christians and Heathens, Jews and Gentiles, poets and philosophers, unite in allowing the starry influence Sir W. Scott.
3. Shining like stars; sparkling; as, starry eyes.
4. Arranged in rays like those of a star; stellate. Starry ray (Zoöl.), a European skate (Raita radiata); -- so called from the stellate bases of the dorsal spines.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
30 June 2025
(adjective) affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit; “bodily needs”; “a corporal defect”; “corporeal suffering”; “a somatic symptom or somatic illness”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.