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.
SOLICITOUSLY
solicitously
(adverb) in a concerned and solicitous manner; “‘Don’t you feel well?’ his mother asked solicitously”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
solicitously (comparative more solicitously, superlative most solicitously)
In a solicitous manner.
Source: Wiktionary
SOLICITOUS
So*lic"it*ous, a.Etym: [L. sollicitus, solicitus. See Solicit, v. t.]
Definition: Disposed to solicit; eager to obtain something desirable, or to avoid anything evil; concerned; anxious; careful. "Solicitous of my reputation." Dryden. "He was solicitous for his advice." Calerendon. Enjoy the present, whatsoever it be, and be not solicitous about the future. Jer. Taylor. The colonel had been intent upon other things, and not enough solicitous to finish the fortifications. Clarendon.
– So*lic"it*ous*ly, adv.
– So*lic"it*ous*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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