PA'TIENTLY, adverb With calmness or composure; without discontent or murmuring. Submit patiently to the unavoidable evils of life. 1. With calm and constant diligence; as, to examine a subject patiently 2. Without agitation, uneasiness or discontent; without undue haste or eagerness; as, to wait patiently for more favorable events. PATIN. [See Paten.]
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