The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
MOURNFULLER
Etymology
Adjective
mournfuller
comparative form of mournful
Source: Wiktionary
MOURNFUL
Mourn"ful, a.
Definition: Full of sorrow; expressing, or intended to express, sorrow; mourning; grieving; sad; also, causing sorrow; saddening; grievous; as, a mournful person; mournful looks, tones, loss.
– Mourn"ful*ly, adv.
– Mourn"ful*ness, n.
Syn.
– Sorrowful; lugubrious; sad; doleful; heavy; afflictive; grievous; calamitous.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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