The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
UNMERCHANTABLE
unmarketable, unmerchantable, unvendible
(adjective) not fit for sale
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
unmerchantable (comparative more unmerchantable, superlative most unmerchantable)
Not merchantable; not fit for market; being of a kind, quality, or quantity that is not salable.
Source: Wiktionary
Un*mer"chant*a*ble, a. (Com.)
Definition: Not merchantable; not fit for market; being of a kind, quality, or quantity that is unsalable. McElrath.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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GRIEVOUS
(adjective) causing or marked by grief or anguish; “a grievous loss”; “a grievous cry”; “her sigh was heartbreaking”; “the heartrending words of Rabin’s granddaughter”
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