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Synonyms for patently
| Grammar : Adv |
| Spell : pat-nt or for 10, 12–15, peyt-; especially British peyt-nt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈpæt nt or for 10, 12–15, ˈpeɪt-; especially British ˈpeɪt nt |
Top 10 synonyms for patently
- acutely
- audibly
- beyond doubt
- clearly
- discernibly
- doubtlessly
- especially
- evidently
- expressly
- in plain sight
- incontestably
- incontrovertibly
- indisputably
- indubitably
- it seems
- it would seem
- lucidly
- manifestly
- markedly
- noticeably
- obviously
- officially
- openly
- ostensibly
- outstandingly
- outwardly
- overtly
- palpably
- particularly
- patently
- penetratingly
- perceptibly
- plainly
- positively
- precisely
- professedly
- prominently
- purely
- recognizably
- remarkably
- seemingly
- sharply
- signally
- sonorously
- strikingly
- surely
- to a great extent
- to all appearances
- translucently
- transparently
- undeniably
- undoubtedly
- unmistakably
- without question
Définition of patently
Origin :- late 14c., "open letter or document from some authority," shortened form of Anglo-French lettre patent (also in Medieval Latin (litteræ) patentes), literally "open letter" (late 13c.), from Old French patente (see patent (adj.).
- The Letters Patent were ... written upon open sheets of parchment, with the Great Seal pendent at the bottom ... [while] the 'Litteræ Clausæ,' or Letters Close, ... being of a more private nature, and addressed to one or two individuals only, were closed or folded up and sealed on the outside. [S.R. Scargill-Bird, "A Guide to the Principal Classes of Documents at the Public Record Office," 1891]
- Meaning "a license covering an invention" is from 1580s.
- As in markedly : adv distinctly
- As in clearly : adv without any doubt
- As in evidently : adv apparently, clearly
- As in apparently : adv obviously
- The Queen, for patently she was that, bowed graciously at us.
- Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science September 1930 » by Various
- Nevertheless, his gratitude was well-expressed and patently sincere.
- Extract from : « The Genius » by Margaret Horton Potter
- Yet the man had been frank, straightforward, patently honest.
- Extract from : « The Daffodil Mystery » by Edgar Wallace
- Patently he was not the speaker, and patently he has heard nothing.
- Extract from : « From a Cornish Window » by Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
- But "the boys" were not inclined to compromise with a man who was patently in the wrong.
- Extract from : « Roosevelt in the Bad Lands » by H. Hagedorn.
- She had taken her own stand and the world had patently respected it.
- Extract from : « Country Neighbors » by Alice Brown
- The man was patently the Puritan prisoner, the woman was the chatelaine of Harby.
- Extract from : « The Lady of Loyalty House » by Justin Huntly McCarthy
- Gordon, patently indignant, replied that the General never bit.
- Extract from : « Mountain Blood » by Joseph Hergesheimer
- But the brain behind it was patently jarred and numbed for an instant.
- Extract from : « The Raid on the Termites » by Paul Ernst
- And secondly, because the Queen is—patently and to all people—proved lewd.'
- Extract from : « The Fifth Queen Crowned » by Ford Madox Ford
Antonyms for patently
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