The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
FECULENT
feculent
(adjective) foul with waste matter
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
feculent (comparative more feculent, superlative most feculent)
Dirty with faeces or other impurities
Synonyms: turbid, sullied, foul, filthy, fetid
Source: Wiktionary
Fec"u*lent, a. Etym: [L. faeculentus, fr. faecula: cf. F. féculent. See Fecula.]
Definition: Foul with extraneous or impure substances; abounding with sediment or excrementitious matter; muddy; thick; turbid. Both his hands most filthy feculent. 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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