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pat·ent·ly P0108800 (pāt′nt-lē, păt′-)adv. In a patent manner; openly, plainly, or clearly: a patently false statement.patently (ˈpeɪtəntlɪ) advobviously: he was patently bored. pat•ent•ly (ˈpeɪt nt li) adv. clearly; plainly; evidently: It's patently obvious. [1860–65] ThesaurusAdv. | 1. | patently - unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly'); "the answer is obviously wrong"; "she was in bed and evidently in great pain"; "he was manifestly too important to leave off the guest list"; "it is all patently nonsense"; "she has apparently been living here for some time"; "I thought he owned the property, but apparently not"; "You are plainly wrong"; "he is plain stubborn"evidently, manifestly, obviously, plain, plainly, apparentlycolloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech | Translationsévidemmentchiaramenteevidentemente EncyclopediaSeepatentpatently Related to patently: patentee, settled downSynonyms for patentlyadv unmistakably ('plain' is often used informally for 'plainly')Synonyms- evidently
- manifestly
- obviously
- plain
- plainly
- apparently
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