Meaning

2 senses
  1. (negative, usually)In a clear and unambiguous manner.

    offensichtlich, offenbar

    я́вноjávno, я́сноjásno

  2. Outspread, or spreading at right angles to the axis.

    abaxial surface patently pilose-puberulous

More definitions
  • unmistakably (‘plain’ is often used informally for ‘plainly’)

Examples

5 sentences
  1. This is patently unfair.

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  2. That's patently ridiculous.

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  3. It's patently obvious.

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  4. Your assertion that Boston is better than Chicago is patently false.

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  5. International rights groups including Amnesty International denounced the charges, calling them "patently absurd".

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Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
in a clear and unambiguous manner:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
in a clear and unambiguous manner:

Forms

more patently, most patently
Comparativemore patently Lesson
Superlativemost patently

regular

Synonyms

18 synonyms

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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