In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SUAVELY
suavely
(adverb) with suavity; in a suave manner; “he is suavely charming and all the ladies love him”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
suavely (comparative more suavely, superlative most suavely)
In a suave manner.
Source: Wiktionary
SUAVE
Suave, a. Etym: [L. suavis sweet, pleasant: cf. F. suave. See Sweet, and cf. Suasion.]
Definition: Sweet; pleasant; delightful; gracious or agreeable in manner; bland.
– Suave"ly, adv.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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HEEDLESS
(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics”--Franklin D. Roosevelt; “heedless of danger”; “heedless of the child’s crying”
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