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单词 patly
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patlyadv.

Brit. /ˈpatli/, U.S. /ˈpætli/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pat adj., -ly suffix2.
Etymology: < pat adj. + -ly suffix2.
In a manner that exactly fits the purpose or occasion; appositely; readily. Cf. pat adv.1
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the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > [adverb]
in timea1325
in good timec1325
in seasonc1330
tidefullya1340
tidily1340
betimesc1380
betimec1385
opportunelyc1425
at one's leisure1481
maturely1531
seasonably1532
timeously1538
timefully1614
tempestively1628
patly1632
opportune1667
1632 J. Hayward tr. G. F. Biondi Eromena 133 This businesse, so patly proposed.
1673 Bp. S. Parker Reproof Rehearsal Transprosed 11 There is nothing so patly emblematical of Soveraign Princes, as Dufoy in his Tub, or a Pig under a wash-bole.
a1713 T. Ellwood Hist. Life (1765) 317 Herein Demetrius and they most patly agree.
1781 J. Burgoyne Lord of Manor ii. i. 38 So, Miss Rashly, we meet as patly as if you had known my inclinations.
1869 R. D. Blackmore Lorna Doone I. xxvi. 305 The mere idea..which he talked about as patly..as if it were a settled thing.
1940 Fortune Feb. 105 (advt.) Young & Rubicam is grateful to Garrett Price for expressing patly something we believe an advertising agency should ask of every advertisement it prepares.
1995 Independent 16 Mar. 26/8 This could have been too patly symbolic, redolent of gender-swaps and revised priorities.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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