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openly

English

Etymology

open +? -ly

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /?o?p?nli/

Adverb

openly (comparative more openly, superlative most openly)

  1. In an open manner, visibly, not covertly.
    • Nevertheless, without openly admitting it, he was devoted to Boxer;

Synonyms

  • clearly, evidently, plainly; see also Thesaurus:obviously

Translations

Anagrams

  • poleyn, pyelon

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patently

English

Etymology

patent +? -ly

Pronunciation

Many speakers prefer to use the long a pronunciation of the homograph patent in its sense meaning "open" or "clear", whereas the short a pronunciation is the norm for its sense meaning "a government-issued temporary monopoly on an idea" (the senses are cognate but long since differentiated). In this view, prescriptively, the adverb patently is best pronounced with a long a, although descriptively it is true that speakers often pronounce it with a short a. See patent § Pronunciation, patent § Etymology 1, and patent § Etymology 2.

Adverb

patently (comparative more patently, superlative most patently)

  1. In a clear and unambiguous manner.

Usage notes

Some adjectives commonly collocating with patently: obvious, clear, wrong, incorrect, false, true

Synonyms

  • expressly, unambiguously, demonstrably; see also Thesaurus:explicitly

Translations

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