Definition of patiently
: 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.
- —Rhoda Janzen
