PATENTLY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does patently mean? 

• PATENTLY (adverb)
  The adverb PATENTLY has 1 sense:

1. unmistakably ('plain' is often used informally for 'plainly')

  Familiarity information: PATENTLY used as an adverb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PATENTLY (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Unmistakably ('plain' is often used informally for 'plainly')

Synonyms:

apparently; evidently; manifestly; obviously; patently; plain; plainly

Context example:

he is plain stubborn

Domain usage:

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

Pertainym:

patent (clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment)

 Context examples 

To think was patently an effort.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)