The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
WRINKLY
wrinkled, wrinkly
(adjective) marked by wrinkles; “tired travelers in wrinkled clothes”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
wrinkly (comparative wrinklier, superlative wrinkliest)
Having wrinkles.
Synonyms
• bewrinkled, wrinkled; see also wrinkled
Noun
wrinkly (plural wrinklies)
(informal) An old person.
Synonyms
• crinkly, hoarhead, oldster; see also old person
Source: Wiktionary
Wrin"kly, a.
Definition: Full of wrinkles; having a tendency to be wrinkled; corrugated; puckered. G. Eliot. His old wrinkly face grew quite blown out at last. Carlyle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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THOUGHTLESS
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