The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
CERTES
Etymology
Adverb
certes (not comparable)
(archaic) Certainly, indeed.
Synonyms: of course, truly, verily
Anagrams
• Cretes, erects, resect, secret, terces
Source: Wiktionary
Cer"tes, adv. Etym: [F. certes, for à certes, fr. L. certus. See Certain.]
Definition: Certainly; in truth; verily. [Archaic] Certes it great pity was to see Him his nobility so foul deface. Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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THOUGHTLESS
(adjective) without care or thought for others; “the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; ‘Let them eat cake’”
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