The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
UNHAMPERED
unhampered
(adjective) not held in check or subject to control; “unhampered dissemination of news”; “this would give black people the opportunity to live unhampered by racism”
unhampered, unhindered
(adjective) not slowed or blocked or interfered with; “an outlet for healthy and unhampered action”; “a priest unhampered by scruple”; “the new stock market was unhampered by tradition”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
unhampered (comparative more unhampered, superlative most unhampered)
Not hampered.
Source: Wiktionary
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