The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
INHUMAN
inhuman
(adjective) belonging to or resembling something nonhuman; “something dark and inhuman in form”; “a babel of inhuman noises”
cold, cold-blooded, inhuman, insensate
(adjective) without compunction or human feeling; “in cold blood”; “cold-blooded killing”; “insensate destruction”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
inhuman (comparative more inhuman, superlative most inhuman)
Of or pertaining to inhumanity and the indifferently cruel, sadistic or barbaric behavior it brings.
Antonyms
• humane
Anagrams
• humanin
Source: Wiktionary
In*hu"man, a. Etym: [L. inhumanus: cf. F. inhumain. See In- not, and Human.]
1. Destitute of the kindness and tenderness that belong to a human being; cruel; barbarous; savage; unfeeling; as, an inhuman person or people.
2. Characterized by, or attended with, cruelty; as, an inhuman act or punishment.
Syn.
– Cruel; unfeeling; pitiless; merciless; savage; barbarous; brutal; ferocious; ruthless; fiendish.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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