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patently
adverb
unmistakably (‘plain’ is often used informally for ‘plainly’)
Quick reference
Word Facts
- Word length
- 8
- Starts with
- P
- Ends with
- Y
- Contains
- ATENTL
- Scrabble score
- 13
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
Meaning
Definitions
adverb
unmistakably (‘plain’ is often used informally for ‘plainly’)
“the answer is obviously wrong”
In context
Example Sentences
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
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