The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
OVEREARNEST
Etymology
Adjective
overearnest (not comparable)
Excessively earnest
Source: Wiktionary
O`ver*ear"nest, a.
Definition: Too earnest.
– O"ver*ear"nest*ly, adv.
– O"ver*ear"nest*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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25 December 2024
UNAMBIGUOUS
(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa
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