The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
PECCANTLY
Etymology
Adverb
peccantly (comparative more peccantly, superlative most peccantly)
In a peccant manner.
Source: Wiktionary
Pec"cant*ly, adv.
Definition: In a peccant manner.
PECCANT
Pec"cant, a. Etym: [L. peccans, -antis, p.pr. of peccare to sin: cf. F. peccant.]
1. Sinning; guilty of transgression; criminal; as, peccant angels. Milton.
2. Morbid; corrupt; as, peccant humors. Bacon.
3. Wrong; defective; faulty. [R.] Ayliffe.
Pec"cant, n.
Definition: An offender. [Obs.] Whitlock.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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