patently

Collocations

3

ADJ.

abaxial, absurd, false, obvious, pilose-puberulous, ridiculous, unfair

VERB + PATENTLY

calling, charges, surface

PREP.

than

Definitions

adv

1

In a clear and unambiguous manner.

Many of the so-called rites of these secret societies were so patently ridiculous, that it is quite obvious that they were merely an excuse for men and women to indulge in sex-play and lustful gratification, frequently of an abnormal kind.

2

Outspread, or spreading at right angles to the axis.

abaxial surface patently pilose-puberulous

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adverb — unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly'

obviously
evidently
manifestly
apparently
plainly
plain

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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Many of the so-called rites of these secret societies were so patently ridiculous, that it is quite obvious that they were merely an excuse for men and women to indulge in sex-play and lustful gratifi

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02

abaxial surface patently pilose-puberulous

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03

This is patently unfair.

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04

That's patently ridiculous.

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05

It's patently obvious.

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

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