The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
VINDICTIVE
despiteful, spiteful, vindictive
(adjective) showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt; motivated by spite; “a despiteful fiend”; “a truly spiteful child”; “a vindictive man will look for occasions for resentment”
revengeful, vindictive, vengeful
(adjective) disposed to seek revenge or intended for revenge; “more vindictive than jealous love”- Shakespeare; “punishments...essentially vindictive in their nature”- M.R.Cohen
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
vindictive (comparative more vindictive, superlative most vindictive)
Having a tendency to seek revenge when wronged, vengeful.
(obsolete) punitive
Synonyms
• vengeful, revengeful, nasty
• See also vengeful
Source: Wiktionary
Vin*dic"tive, a. Etym: [For vindicative, confused with L. vindicta revenge, punishment, fr. vindicare to vindicate. Cf. Vindicative.]
1. Disposed to revenge; prompted or characterized by revenge; revengeful. I am vindictive enough to repel force by force. Dryden.
2. Punitive. [Obs.] Vindictive damages. (Law) See under Damage, n.
– Vin*dic"tive*ly, adv.
– Vin*dic"tive*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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INTERSPERSION
(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”
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