patently C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈpeɪtəntli/ UK /ˈpeɪtəntli/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adv in a clear and obvious manner The excuse was patently false. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · in a clear and obvious manner clearlyobviouslyplainlyevidentlymanifestlyunmistakably ↔ Opposites obscurelysubtlyambiguously Word family Related forms patentpatency Etymology AI details 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 View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 markdown