patently

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈpeɪtəntli/ UK /ˈpeɪtəntli/ See IPA manual

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in a clear and obvious manner

The excuse was patently false.

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1 adv · in a clear and obvious manner clearly obviously plainly evidently manifestly unmistakably

Opposites

obscurely subtly ambiguously

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Related forms patentpatency

Etymology

From patent (adjective) + -ly. Patent comes via Old French from Latin patens (genitive patentis) 'lying open', present participle of patere 'to lie open, be exposed'.

patens Latin patere Latin

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# patently

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adv
**IPA (US):** ˈpeɪtəntli
**IPA (UK):** ˈpeɪtəntli

## Meanings
1. in a clear and obvious manner

## Examples
- The excuse was patently false.

## Synonyms
- clearly
- obviously
- plainly
- evidently
- manifestly
- unmistakably

## Antonyms
- obscurely
- subtly
- ambiguously

## Related Forms
- patent
- patency

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: patens
- Root: patere

## Etymology
From patent (adjective) + -ly. Patent comes via Old French from Latin patens (genitive patentis) 'lying open', present participle of patere 'to lie open, be exposed'.

## AI Etymology
Patently comes from patent (adjective) + -ly. Patent comes via Old French from Latin patens (genitive patentis) 'lying open', present participle of patere 'to lie open, be exposed'. The etymological trail includes Latin patens and Latin patere. As an adverb, patently means in a clear and obvious manner. The same family is visible in related forms such as patent and patency. Morphologically, the word is built from the elements named in its history, so the modern form preserves a visible compound, prefix, or suffix structure.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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