In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
STICKIER
Adjective
stickier
comparative form of sticky
Source: Wiktionary
STICKY
Stick"y, a. [Compar. Stickier; superl. Stickiest.]
Definition: Having the quality of sticking to a surface; adhesive; gluey; viscous; viscid; glutinous; tenacious. Herbs which last longest are those of strong smell, and with a sticky stalk. Bacon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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