The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
NODULOUS
Etymology
Adjective
nodulous (comparative more nodulous, superlative most nodulous)
Alternative form of nodulose
Source: Wiktionary
Nod"u*lose`, Nod"u*lous, a. (Biol.)
Definition: Having small nodes or knots; diminutively nodose.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SESQUIPEDALIAN
(adjective) given to the overuse of long words; “sesquipedalian orators”; “this sesquipedalian way of saying one has no money”
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