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.
INSUFFICIENT
insufficient, deficient
(adjective) of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement; “insufficient funds”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
insufficient (comparative more insufficient, superlative most insufficient)
Not sufficient.
Synonyms
• unsufficient
Source: Wiktionary
In`suf*fi"cient, a. Etym: [L. insufficiens, -entis. See In- not, and Sufficient.]
1. Not sufficient; not enough; inadequate to any need, use, or purpose; as, the provisions are insufficient in quantity, and defective in quality. "Insufficient for His praise." Cowper.
2. Wanting in strength, power, ability, capacity, or skill; incompetent; incapable; unfit; as, a person insufficient to discharge the duties of an office.
Syn.
– Inadequate; scanty; incommensurate; unequal; unfit; incompetent; incapable; inefficient.
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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