The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
HOURLY
hourly
(adjective) occurring every hour or payable by the hour; “hourly chimes”; “hourly pay”
hourly
(adverb) every hour; by the hour; “daily, hourly, I grew stronger”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
hourly (not comparable)
Occurring every hour.
Unsalaried, paid by the hour; (by extension) blue-collar.
Adverb
hourly (not comparable)
At intervals of an hour.
Noun
hourly (plural hourlies)
Something produced each hour.
Source: Wiktionary
Hour"ly, a.
Definition: Happening or done every hour; occurring hour by hour; frequent; often repeated; renewed hour by hour; continual. In hourly expectation of a martyrdom. Sharp.
Hour"ly, adv.
Definition: Every hour; frequently; continually. Great was their strife, which hourly was renewed. Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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HEEDLESS
(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics”--Franklin D. Roosevelt; “heedless of danger”; “heedless of the child’s crying”
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