In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
UNSEEMLIER
Adjective
unseemlier
comparative form of unseemly
Source: Wiktionary
UNSEEMLY
Un*seem"ly, a.
Definition: Not seemly; unbecoming; indecent. An unseemly outbreak of temper. Hawthorne.
Un*seem"ly, adv.
Definition: In an unseemly manner.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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