The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
GLADDENED
gladdened, exhilarated
(adjective) made joyful; “the sun and the wind on his back made him feel exhilarated--happy to be alive”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
gladdened
simple past tense and past participle of gladden
Source: Wiktionary
GLADDEN
Glad"den, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gladdened; p. pr. & vb. n. Gladdening.] Etym: [See Glad, v. t.]
Definition: To make glad; to cheer; to please; to gratify; to rejoice; to exhilarate. A secret pleasure gladdened all that saw him. Addison.
Glad"den, v. i.
Definition: To be or become glad; to rejoice. The vast Pacific gladdens with the freight. Wordsworth.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DAZED
(adjective) in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock; “he had a dazed expression on his face”; “lay semiconscious, stunned (or stupefied) by the blow”; “was stupid from fatigue”
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