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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PATENTLY

PATENTLY Pat "ent *ly (; see Patent, a.), adv.

 

Defn: Openly; evidently.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

patently

pat ent ly |ˈpatntlē ˈpætntli ˈpeɪtntli | adverb [ usu. as submodifier ] clearly; without doubt: these claims were patently false. a law that is patently ridiculous.

 

Oxford Dictionary

patently

patently |ˈpeɪt (ə )ntli | adverb [ often as submodifier ] clearly; without doubt: these claims were patently false | the Government's approach had patently failed to address the problem.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

patently

pat ent ly /péɪt (ə )ntli /副詞 かたく 明らかに 〈間違った 不可能ななど 〉.