pat·ent·ly

(pāt′nt-lē, păt′-)

adv.

In a patent manner; openly, plainly, or clearly: a patently false statement.

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patently

(ˈpeɪtəntlɪ)

adv

obviously: he was patently bored.

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pat•ent•ly

(ˈpeɪt nt li)
adv.

clearly; plainly; evidently: It's patently obvious.

[1860–65]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adv.

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, apparently

colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech

Translations

évidemment

chiaramente evidentemente

patently

[ˈpeɪtəntlɪ] ADV → evidentemente
to be patently obvious → saltar a la vista, ser evidente
a patently untrue statement → una declaración de evidente falsedad

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patently

[ˈpeɪt^əntli] adv

(= obviously) [absurd, true, false] → manifestement

[fail] → manifestement

(= absolutely) [clear] → absolument
patently obvious → absolument évident(e)
to make sth patently obvious [+ feeling] → clairement manifester qchpatent medicine n → spécialité f pharmaceutiquePatent Office n (British) → Institut m national de la propriété industrielle

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patently

adv → offenkundig, offensichtlich; patently obvious/clear → ganz offensichtlich/klar; I would have thought that was patently obvious → ich würde meinen, das liegt doch auf der Hand

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patently

[ˈpeɪt/əntlɪ] adv → palesemente

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This was too patently a scheme of Harper's and Joe Ladue's, trying to entice prospecting in the vicinity of their town site and trading post.

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with whom Philip came in contact was a dapper little man, excessively conscious of his importance: he treated the clerks with condescension and patently resented the familiarity of older students who had been his contemporaries and did not use him with the respect he felt his present position demanded.

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His eyes had the querulous, troubled look such as she had noticed in monkeys; but while he was patently uncomfortable under her scrutiny, his thick lips were drawn firmly in an effort at sullen determination.

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Furthermore, she was patently a weaponless Mary, for she wore no stitch of clothing that otherwise might have concealed a weapon.

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And with them, here and there, undisguised by their decent American clothing, smaller in bulk and stature, weazened not alone by age but by the pinch of lean years and early hardship, were grandfathers and mothers who had patently first seen the light of day on old Irish soil.

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There was one tall, graceful maiden, skating hand in hand with a youth, on whom she bestowed her bright eyes perhaps too patently; and it was strange with what anger John beheld her.

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A little later Balatta had returned, bringing with her a half-dozen women who, unbeautiful as they were, were patently not so unbeautiful as she.

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Those who were able to walk remained all the time on duty, lying about in the shadows of the main deck, till my voice raised for an order would bring them to their enfeebled feet, a tottering little group, mov- ing patently about the ship, with hardly a mur- mur, a whisper amongst them all.

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For she was patently an old woman, and it was her age that made me linger by the cart and watch.

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1.6694-2(c)(2) as a position that is not patently improper.

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The judge concluded that the only currently available course of action for a non-purchasing tenant is an Article 78 proceeding, which he called "patently insufficient" since "the Attorney General is not obligated to inquire into the truth, accuracy and fullness of disclosures in an offering plan."

Non-buying tenants cannot sue sponsor

Our grandchildren will want toknow most of all two things about Reagan: why he was so popular, and how he could have followed that patently irrational course of tax and spending policies in 1981 that will cause the country problems for decades to come.

Reagan's America: innocents at home