Plainly
Patently
Patently adverb - Unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly').
Usage example: it is all patently nonsense
Plainly is a synonym for patently in apparently topic. You can use "Plainly" instead an adverb "Patently", if it concerns topics such as clearly, obviously, candidly, without any doubt. popular alternative
Nearby Word: patent
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- plain and plainly
- plain and patently
- definitely and plainly
- definitely and patently
- apparently and plainly
- apparently and patently
- simply and plainly
- simply and patently
- certainly and plainly
- certainly and patently
- clearly and plainly
- clearly and patently
- distinctly and plainly
- distinctly and patently
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