Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a patient manner.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In a patient manner.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb In a
patient manner.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb with patience; in a patient manner
Etymologies
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Examples
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* Sam Stein patiently explains why AFSCME's big spending in the elections is not remotely comparable to that of non-disclosing conservative groups.
Happy Hour Roundup Greg Sargent 2010
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Wisconsin patiently worked the shot clock and even led by a point with about 9: 10 remaining before the Musketeers cracked through.
USATODAY.com 2008
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VELEZ-MITCHELL: Yes, all right, we ` ve got some phone calls patiently waiting.
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Gaskin patiently explained, at times, how a particular book he was reading might help to explain some elements of the psychedelic realm.
Manhood in the Age of Aquarius: Masculinity in Two Countercultural Communities, 196583 2007
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Baptiste looks on patiently from the stage and smiles, like a successful surgeon, or rabbi, at peace with his gifts.
Striking a Pose 2006
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Baptiste looks on patiently from the stage and smiles, like a successful surgeon, or rabbi, at peace with his gifts.
Striking a Pose 2006
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The role played by constancy consists chiefly in patiently bearing misfortunes for which there is no remedy.
Kenny Rogers and Michel de Montaigne Separated at Birth? « So Many Books 2004
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Well, let's not use the word patiently but -- James?
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We must explain patiently to our people just what Communism stands for.
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Father sleeps all the while and they remain patiently in their places.
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