The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
WISPIEST
WISPY
dim, faint, shadowy, vague, wispy
(adjective) lacking clarity or distinctness; “a dim figure in the distance”; “only a faint recollection”; “shadowy figures in the gloom”; “saw a vague outline of a building through the fog”; “a few wispy memories of childhood”
wisplike, wispy
(adjective) thin and weak; “a wispy little fellow with small hands and feet”- Edmund Wilson
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
wispiest
superlative form of wispy: most wispy
Source: Wiktionary
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22 April 2025
BRIGHT
(adjective) made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; “bright silver candlesticks”; “a burnished brass knocker”; “she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves”; “rows of shining glasses”; “shiny black patents”
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