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Webster 1913 Edition


Patiently

Pa′tient-ly

,
adv.
In a patient manner.
Cowper.

Webster 1828 Edition


Patiently

PA'TIENTLY

,
adv.
With calmness or composure; without discontent or murmuring. Submit patiently to the unavoidable evils of life.
1.
With calm and constant diligence; as, to examine a subject patiently.
2.
Without agitation, uneasiness or discontent; without undue haste or eagerness; as, to wait patiently for more favorable events.

Definition 2024


patiently

patiently

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Adverb

patiently (comparative more patiently, superlative most patiently)

  1. In a patient manner.
    • 2013 June 7, David Simpson, Fantasy of navigation”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 188, number 26, page 36:
      Like most human activities, ballooning has sponsored heroes and hucksters and a good deal in between. For every dedicated scientist patiently recording atmospheric pressure and wind speed while shivering at high altitudes, there is a carnival barker with a bevy of pretty girls willing to dangle from a basket or parachute down to earth.

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  • macrophobically

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