patiently
English
Alternative forms
- paciently (archaic)
Etymology
patient + -ly.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpeɪʃəntli/
Audio (UK) (file) - Hyphenation: pa‧tient‧ly
Adverb
patiently (comparative more patiently, superlative most patiently)
- In a patient manner.
- 1912, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World:
- "I feel that there is reason lurking in you somewhere, so we will patiently grope round for it."
- 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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Antonyms
- impatiently
Translations
in a patient manner
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