The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
abhorrent, detestable, obscene, repugnant, repulsive
(adjective) offensive to the mind; “an abhorrent deed”; “the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee”; “morally repugnant customs”; “repulsive behavior”; “the most repulsive character in recent novels”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
abhorrent (comparative more abhorrent, superlative most abhorrent)
(archaic) Inconsistent with, or far removed from, something; strongly opposed [Late 16th century.]
Contrary to something; discordant. [Mid 17th century.]
Abhorring; detesting; having or showing abhorrence; loathing. [Mid 18th century.]
Detestable or repugnant. [Early 19th century.]
• Nouns to which abhorrent is often applied: behavior, act, crime, practice, thing.
• (opposed): abhorrent is typically followed by from.
• (contrary): abhorrent is followed by to.
• earthborn
Source: Wiktionary
Ab*hor"rent, a. Etym: [L. abhorens, -rentis, p. pr. of abhorrere.]
1. Abhorring; detesting; having or showing abhorrence; loathing; hence, strongly opposed to; as, abhorrent thoughts. The persons most abhorrent from blood and treason. Burke. The arts of pleasure in despotic courts I spurn abhorrent. Clover.
2. Contrary or repugnant; discordant; inconsistent; -- followed by to. "Injudicious profanation, so abhorrent to our stricter principles." Gibbon.
3. Detestable. "Pride, abhorrent as it is." I. Taylor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 March 2024
(adjective) crowded or massed together; “give me...your huddled masses”; “the huddled sheep turned their backs against the wind”
The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.