1 in a way that is very definite and will not be changed
SYNABSOLUTELY:
to flatly deny / reject / oppose sth * I flatly refused to spend any more time helping him. * Our request was flatly rejected.
2 in a dull way with very little interest or emotion:
'Oh, it's you,' she said flatly.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for flatly is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is flatly a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, flatly is tagged as adverb.
Does flatly appear elsewhere on Lughet?
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