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Meaning:

Adjective:

  • timely and suitable
  • trite, being superficially complete, lacking originality

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Adverb:

  • opportunely, in a timely or suitable way

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Noun:

  • A flattish lump of soft matter, especially butter or dung.
  • A light tap or slap, especially with the hands
  • patent
  • The sound of a light slap or tap with a soft flat object, especially of a footstep

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Proper noun:

  • A short form of the female given name Patricia.
  • A short form of the male given name Patrick.

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Verb:

  • To gently rain.
  • To (gently) tap the flat of one's hand on a person or thing.
  • To hit lightly and repeatedly with the flat of the hand to make smooth or flat

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