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.
GRACIOUSLY
graciously, gracefully
(adverb) in a gracious or graceful manner; “he did not have a chance to grow up graciously”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
graciously (comparative more graciously, superlative most graciously)
In a gracious manner; with grace and courtesy.
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Source: Wiktionary
Gra"cious*ly, adv.
1. In a gracious manner; courteously; benignantly. Dryden.
2. Fortunately; luckily. [Obs.] Chaucer.
GRACIOUS
Gra"cious, a. Etym: [F. gracieux, L. gratiosus. See Grace.]
1. Abounding in grace or mercy; manifesting love,. or bestowing mercy; characterized by grace; beneficent; merciful; disposed to show kindness or favor; condescending; as, his most gracious majesty. A god ready to pardon, gracious and merciful. Neh. ix. 17. So hallowed and so gracious in the time. Shak.
2. Abounding in beauty, loveliness, or amiability; graceful; excellent. Since the birth of Cain, the first male child, . . . There was not such a gracious creature born. Shak.
3. Produced by divine grace; influenced or controlled by the divine influence; as, gracious affections.
Syn.
– Favorable; kind; benevolent; friendly; beneficent; benignant; merciful.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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