The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
SPIKIEST
SPIKY
peaky, spiky
(adjective) having or as if having especially high-pitched spots; “absence of peaky highs and beefed-up bass”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
spikiest
superlative form of spiky: most spiky
Source: Wiktionary
SPIKY
Spik"y, a.
1. Like a spike; spikelike. These spiky, vivid outbursts of metallic vapors. C. A. Young.
2. Having a sharp point, or sharp points; furnished or armed with spikes. Or by the spiky harrow cleared away. Dyer. The spiky wheels through heaps of carnage tore. Pope.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CRISP
(adjective) (of something seen or heard) clearly defined; “a sharp photographic image”; “the sharp crack of a twig”; “the crisp snap of dry leaves underfoot”
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