The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
OUTWARDS
outward, outwards
(adverb) toward the outside; “move the needle further outward!”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
outwards (comparative more outwards, superlative most outwards)
From the interior toward the exterior; in an outward direction.
(obsolete) Outwardly; (merely) on the surface.
Anagrams
• draws out, outdraws
Source: Wiktionary
Out"ward, Out"wards, adv. Etym: [AS. . See Out, and -ward, -wards.]
Definition: From the interior part; in a direction from the interior toward the exterior; out; to the outside; beyond; off; away; as, a ship bound outward. The wrong side may be turned outward. Shak. Light falling on them is not reflected outwards. Sir I. Newton. Outward bound, bound in an outward direction or to foreign parts; -- said especially of vessels, and opposed to homeward bound.
Out"wards, adv.
Definition: See Outward, adv.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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INTUITIVELY
(adverb) in an intuitive manner; “inventors seem to have chosen intuitively a combination of explosive and aggressive sounds as warning signals to be used on automobiles”
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