In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SULFUROUS
sultry, stifling, sulfurous, sulphurous
(adjective) characterized by oppressive heat and humidity; “the summer was sultry and oppressive”; “the stifling atmosphere”; “the sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm”
acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, virulent, vitriolic
(adjective) harsh or corrosive in tone; “an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose”; “a barrage of acid comments”; “her acrid remarks make her many enemies”; “bitter words”; “blistering criticism”; “caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics”; “a sulfurous denunciation”; “a vitriolic critique”
sulfurous, sulphurous
(adjective) of or related to or containing sulfur or derived from sulfur
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
sulfurous (comparative more sulfurous, superlative most sulfurous)
(American spelling) Containing sulfur.
(chemistry) Of, or relating to sulfur, especially in its lower oxidation state.
Source: Wiktionary
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CRISP
(adjective) (of something seen or heard) clearly defined; “a sharp photographic image”; “the sharp crack of a twig”; “the crisp snap of dry leaves underfoot”
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