The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
BRUTELIKE
Etymology
Adjective
brutelike (comparative more brutelike, superlative most brutelike)
Resembling a brute or some aspect of one.
Synonyms
• beastlike
• beastly
• brutish
Anagrams
• tuberlike
Source: Wiktionary
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IMPROVISED
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
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