patness
Example Sentences
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As written, the words appear noncommittal, yet the rhyme implies the patness of what these women have to say.
From New York Times ● May 17, 2018
But Mukherjee’s primary bulwark against patness is a piece of formal daring.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 14, 2016
There was the patness — too obvious to be accidental — of their final exchange, when Will said, “No fuss, no muss,” and Alicia said, “That’s me.”
From New York Times ● Oct. 17, 2011
His enthusiasm and patness often cast doubt upon Author Beebe's scientific veracity, but insure excellent reading.
From Time Magazine Archive
The eloquent statement you have just made, for instance—it carries all the patness of old conviction.
From The Pool in the Desert by Sara Jeannette Duncan
