pat
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7.6
- adjective
- /pæt/
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simplista
- She wanted to believe that explanation, but it was too pat to be credible.
- too pat
It's it's not all pat and sort of paint by the numbers.
- It's it's not all pat and sort of paint by the numbers.
- So, you know, he'd have his little kind of pat answers.
- But I do get a little concerned when things look so unrealistic and easy and pat and dried.
- Like, I don't know, these things we could say, I mean, I guess the sort of pat answer would be to say social media things go viral.
- And then your pat best response that isn't going to put somebody on the defense or isolate someone is I'll take a look at it.
Examples
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But this was all sounding a little too pat, a little too contrived.
Fiction book (1992) -
It was all too pat, like a science-fiction gadget.
Fiction book (1999) -
It's so pat, nobody would believe it.
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I could explain this to you, but I have a feeling it may be too pat for your taste right now.
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Some stories are too pat, Mitchell.
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This might sound pat to you, but it is okay to cry, Mattie.
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Look, Becker, this thing is just too pat.
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It seems like the petrodollar hypothesis is just a bit too pat for what is a very complex system.
Blog text (15) -
Had I known in advance the basic plot of The Other Son, I might have skipped it because the story of an Israeli and a Palestinian family who discover that their two sons were switched at birth just sounds too pat and convenient.
Blog text (14) -
The response to the complex question was far too pat and didn't address the real issues.
Synonyms
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4.7
Very smooth and attractive but not sincere or deep
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7.9
Being smooth and confident when talking but not honest
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9.9
Full of old or obvious ideas that seem important
Not original, dull and trying to seem important
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Etymology
The adjective pat grew from the idea of something fitted with a single quick touch, like something put 'in place' with one 'pat', so a 'pat' answer feels neat but too simple or prepared.