patiently

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patiently

  • /ˈpeɪʃəntli/

adverb more patiently · most patiently · paciently

  1. In a patient manner. "I feel that there is reason lurking in you somewhere, so we will patiently grope round for it."

Opposite: impatiently

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: with patience, patience, painstakingly, carefully, placidly, tolerantly, uncomplainingly, forbearingly, calmly, serenely, imperturbably, equably, steadfastly, resignedly, stoically, composedly

adverb

Opposite: impatiently

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adv in a patient manner

Españolpacientemente
Portuguêspacientemente
Françaispatiemment
Deutschgeduldig
Italianopazientemente
Ελληνικάυπομονετικά ypomonetiká
Русскийтерпели́во terpelívo

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@misc{patiently_2026,
  title = {patiently},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/patiently},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}