1.
[syn: obviously, evidently, manifestly, patently, apparently, plainly, plain]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Patently \Pat"ent*ly\ (?; see Patent, a.), adv.
Openly; evidently.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
patently
adv 1: unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for
`plainly'); "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"; "I thought he owned the property, but
apparently not"; "You are plainly wrong"; "he is plain
stubborn" [syn: obviously, evidently, manifestly,
patently, apparently, plainly, plain]