patness
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But Mukherjee’s primary bulwark against patness is a piece of formal daring.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 14, 2016
Benjamin Black makes pointed asides about the dullness of Agatha Christie, and about the patness of mystery stories that resolve their loose ends too tidily.
From New York Times ● Aug. 13, 2012
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
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