patiently

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

patient + -ly.

Adverb

patiently (comparative more patiently, superlative most patiently)

  1. In a patient manner.
    • 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.

Antonyms

  • macrophobically

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