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   Also found in: Medical, Legal, Financial, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia, Hutchinson 0.29 sec.
pat·ent·ly  (ptnt-l, pt-)
adv.
In a patent manner; openly, plainly, or clearly: a patently false statement.

patently [ˈpeɪtəntlɪ]
adv
obviously he was patently bored
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.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"
colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
Translations
patently [ˈpeɪtəntlɪ] ADVevidentemente
to be patently obvioussaltar a la vista, ser evidente
a patently untrue statementuna declaración de evidente falsedad
patently [ˈpeɪtəntli] adv
(= obviously) [absurd, true, false] → manifestement
[fail] → manifestement
(= absolutely) [clear] → absolument
patently obvious → absolument évident(e)
to make sth patently obvious [+ feeling] → clairement manifester qch
patent medicine nspécialité f pharmaceutique
Patent Office n (British)Institut m national de la propriété industrielle
patently
advoffenkundig, offensichtlich; patently obvious/clearganz offensichtlich/klar; I would have thought that was patently obviousich würde meinen, das liegt doch auf der Hand
patently [ˈpeɪtntlɪ] advpalesemente
patently [ˈpeɪtntlɪ] advpalesemente


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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.
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.
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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