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PATLY
Etymology
Adverb
patly (comparative more patly, superlative most patly)
In a pat manner; fitly, seasonably, conveniently, appositely.
Anagrams
• aptly, platy, platy-, typal
Source: Wiktionary
Pat"ly, adv.
Definition: Fitly; seasonably. Barrow.
PAT
Pat, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Patted; p. pr. & vb. n. Patting.] Etym: [Cf. G. patschen, Prov. G. patzen, to strike, tap.]
Definition: To strike gently with the fingers or hand; to stroke lightly; to tap; as, to pat a dog. Gay pats my shoulder, and you vanish quite. Pope.
Pat, n.
1. A light, quik blow or stroke with the fingers or hand; a tap.
2. A small mass, as of butter, shaped by pats. It looked like a tessellated work of pats of butter. Dickens.
Pat, a. Etym: [Cf. pat a light blow, D. te pas convenient, pat, where pas is fr. F. passer to pass.]
Definition: Exactly suitable; fit; convenient; timely. "Pat allusion." Barrow.
Pat, adv.
Definition: In a pat manner. I foresaw then 't would come in pat hereafter. Sterne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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