patiently
adverb
pa·tient·ly ˈpā-shənt-lē 
: in a patient manner : with calmness or without complaint or hurry in spite of delays, difficulties, tedium, etc.
The bank customers waited patiently for the next teller.
She very patiently answered all our questions.
It wasn't until I was in my late teens, when my brother Caleb patiently taught me to play racquetball, that I realized I was coordinated enough to participate in athletic endeavors.
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Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Roman noted that the Dolphins are just as capable of playing patiently as attacking. Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 16 Sep. 2022 The Queue has affirmed the cliché about the affinity of Britons for lining up, and jokes about the wait were common even among those shuffling patiently along. Isabella Kwai, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Sep. 2022 Try to patiently work through these changes, because a better future waits for you on the other side. Chicago Tribune, 13 Sep. 2022 This exquisite, traditional whisky has been patiently matured for 21 years at the distillery. Toby Grey, BGR, 4 Sep. 2022 There’s no need to scream and flail — at least, not yet: Chalamet is going up to each fan and patiently signing autographs and posing for photographs. Manori Ravindran, Variety, 2 Sep. 2022 My father patiently transplanted those little avocado trees into the yard and then grafted desirable scions on the ones that survived. Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2022 And still, the doctor patiently offered the country his most informed advice. Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2022 Tolkien patiently delineated the coiled dragon's many green scales. Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2022 See More
Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 16 Sep. 2022 The Queue has affirmed the cliché about the affinity of Britons for lining up, and jokes about the wait were common even among those shuffling patiently along. Isabella Kwai, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Sep. 2022 Try to patiently work through these changes, because a better future waits for you on the other side. Chicago Tribune, 13 Sep. 2022 This exquisite, traditional whisky has been patiently matured for 21 years at the distillery. Toby Grey, BGR, 4 Sep. 2022 There’s no need to scream and flail — at least, not yet: Chalamet is going up to each fan and patiently signing autographs and posing for photographs. Manori Ravindran, Variety, 2 Sep. 2022 My father patiently transplanted those little avocado trees into the yard and then grafted desirable scions on the ones that survived. Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2022 And still, the doctor patiently offered the country his most informed advice. Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2022 Tolkien patiently delineated the coiled dragon's many green scales. Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined above