According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.
CAPRICIOUSLY
capriciously
(adverb) in a capricious manner; “there were Turk’s head lilies and patches of iris, islands of brilliant blue set capriciously in the green sea”
capriciously, freakishly
(adverb) unpredictably; “the weather has been freakishly variable”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
capriciously (comparative more capriciously, superlative most capriciously)
In a capricious manner; without caution or concern.
Source: Wiktionary
CAPRICIOUS
Ca*pri"cious, a. Etym: [Cf. F. capricleux, It. capriccioso.]
Definition: Governed or characterized by caprice; apt to change suddenly; freakish; whimsical; changeable. "Capricious poet." Shak. "Capricious humor." Hugh Miller. A capricious partiality to the Romish practices. Hallam.
Syn.
– Freakish; whimsical; fanciful; fickle; crotchety; fitful; wayward; changeable; unsteady; uncertain; inconstant; arbitrary.
– Ca*pri"cious*ly, adv.
– Ca*pri"cious*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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