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Definition of Patly
1. adv. Fitly; seasonably.
Definition of Patly
1. Adverb. In a pat manner; fitly, seasonably, conveniently, appositely. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Patly
1. suitably [adv] - See also: suitably
Lexicographical Neighbors of Patly
Literary usage of Patly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Jonson Allusion-Book: A Collection of Allusions to Ben Jonson from 1597-1700 by Jesse Franklin Bradley, Joseph Quincy Adams (1922)
"... as well as I, Met with Arabian Comments) the smart play Doth patly what my
ancient Authors say. There's wit to th' height, read it, and try our dogma, ..."
2. The Works of Thomas Jackson, D.D. ...: Sometime President of Corpus Christi by Thomas Jackson (1844)
"... and because of the orderly disposition and nearness of the matter coming most
patly and fitly in, it is numbered, the sixth section of the tenth book. ..."
3. The London Encyclopaedia, Or, Universal Dictionary of Science, Art by Thomas Tegg (1829)
"PAT, adj.,ns,ii va \ Belg.pas. (Skinner.) patly, adv. ... patly is, suitably,
with exact fitness. Pal, pat ; and here's a marvellous convenient place t. ..."
4. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1913)
"... and a bead foresight as cleanly rounded as n tiny billiard-ball, the tool
weighed no more than seven pounds, and came to the shoulder as patly as a gun. ..."
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