The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
ADAPTABLE
adaptable
(adjective) capable of adapting (of becoming or being made suitable) to a particular situation or use; “to succeed one must be adaptable”; “the frame was adaptable to cloth bolts of different widths”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
adaptable (comparative more adaptable, superlative most adaptable)
Capable of adapting or of being adapted.
Antonyms: unadaptable, inadaptable
Synonyms
• adaptive
Source: Wiktionary
A*dapt"a*ble, a.
Definition: Capable of being adapted.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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