pat (2) — OET

pat2

adjective

up to now, he has given pat, perfunctory answers:

glib, simple, simplistic, facile, slick, smooth, unconvincing, perfunctory.

adverb

his reply came rather pat:

opportunely, conveniently, advantageously, at just/exactly the right moment, expediently;

usefully, beneficially, favourably, profitably, appropriately, fittingly, suitably, aptly, timely, auspiciously, luckily, happily, providentially, felicitously, seasonably, propitiously.

□ off pat

in time he'll have the jargon off pat:

word-perfect, by heart, by rote, word for word, parrot-fashion, verbatim, by memory, memorized.

□ get something off pat

memorize, commit to memory, remember, retain, learn by heart, learn, learn by rote, impress on the memory, become word-perfect in;

archaic con.

pat (2) Oxford Dictionary of English