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Meanings of patently in English

Portuguese
claramente
Spanish
claro

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

claramente
Usage of patently in English
1
He couldn't see any point in shilly-shallying over what was patently true.
Game change: obama and the clintons, mccain and palin, and the r...
2
They alienate their fans, yet take years to fire patently incompetent employees.
The football fan's manifesto
3
It was outrageous, patently irresponsible, and legally indefensible if it didn't work.
Think of a number
4
It is a matter of faith, even when it is patently absurd.
The Irish Times
5
Plutt was patently surprised by the counterdemand, and just as obviously unhappy.
Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens
6
The others had been patently masqueraders, but these were the real thing.
Just Patty
7
On ducal soil the safest place was assuredly under shelter patently ducal.
Charles the Bold, Last Duke of Burgundy, 1433-1477
8
He denied this and claimed that racism and discrimination were patently obvious.
The Black Experience in America
9
It didn't matter if the allegations were unproven or even patently false.
The charlemagne pursuit
10
In the circumstances it would be patently undemocratic for them to refuse.
The Guardian
11
On land the man who feels with his hands is patently blind.
The Works of Rudyard Kipling: One Volume Edition
12
There was a sound at the door, and William entered, patently ruffled.
Java Head
13
He thereby voiced a commentary patently uncalled-for, as Mr. Pope afterward reflected.
The Certain Hour (Dizain des Poëtes)
14
That was Tennyson's life, but was patently no brave part of Shakespeare.
A Hero and Some Other Folks
15
They were raised high above Hammersmith's tiny eyes in patently fake surprise.
Complete Books of Blood
16
Since this is patently inoperable, that asylum process cannot continue to be allowed.
The Irish Times
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Patently through the time
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Ireland
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United States of America
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United Kingdom
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