flatly
Collocations
4ADJ.
far, negative, rejected, rejected, turned, turned, yellow
VERB + FLATLY
demand, don't, feels, getting, intend, offer, refused, reply
FLATLY + NOUN
he's, idea, lips, suicide
PREP.
down
Definitions
adv
In a physically flat or level manner.
He bent over the old woman again, with his ear turned flatly to her lips and then to the region of her heart.
Rabbit country, the working man's uncultivable terrain. Half a mile away, square open patches of yellow sand flatly glittered, and far on the horizon cranes and vast silver cylinders stood about, ghostly shining inhabitants of the marsh.
In a definite manner; in a manner showing complete certainty.
It was an accusation that he flatly denied.
In 2017 in Zimbabwe, a military takeover brought Robert Mugabe's 37-year rule to and end. But one of the leaders, Maj Gen Sibusiso Moyo, appeared on television at the time, flatly denying it was a military takeover.
In a manner that shows no emotion.
He replied flatly to the policeman's questions.
"Sure you never heard of him?" he asked incredulously. "Never," I said flatly.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adverb — in an unqualified manner
- categorically
- unconditionally
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6He bent over the old woman again, with his ear turned flatly to her lips and then to the region of her heart.
WiktionaryRabbit country, the working man's uncultivable terrain. Half a mile away, square open patches of yellow sand flatly glittered, and far on the horizon cranes and vast silver cylinders stood about, ghos
WiktionaryIt was an accusation that he flatly denied.
WiktionaryYou should have refused his request flatly.
Tatoeba · #15903Why don't you try expressing your opinion a little more gently? Think about how he feels getting told flatly that he's being cut loose.
Tatoeba · #31296To my surprise, her reply was flatly negative.
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