The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
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CLOUDY
cloudy, muddy, mirky, murky, turbid
(adjective) (of liquids) clouded as with sediment; “a cloudy liquid”; “muddy coffee”; “murky waters”
cloudy
(adjective) full of or covered with clouds; “cloudy skies”
cloudy, nebulose, nebulous
(adjective) lacking definite form or limits; “gropes among cloudy issues toward a feeble conclusion”- H.T.Moore; “nebulous distinction between pride and conceit”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
cloudier
comparative form of cloudy
Anagrams
• coelurid, crude oil, crude-oil
Source: Wiktionary
CLOUDY
Cloud"y (, a. [Compar. Cloudier (; superl. Cloudiest.] Etym: [From Cloud, n.]
1. Overcast or obscured with clouds; clouded; as, a cloudy sky.
2. Consisting of a cloud or clouds. As Moses entered into the tabernacle, the cloudy pillar descended. Ex. xxxiii. 9
3. Indicating gloom, anxiety, sullenness, or ill-nature; not open or cheerful. "A cloudy countenance." Shak.
4. Confused; indistinct; obscure; dark. Cloudy and confused notions of things. Watts.
5. Lacking clearness, brightness, or luster. "A cloudy diamond." Boyle.
6. Marked with veins or sports of dark or various hues, as marble.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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