Meaning

3 senses
  1. In a physically flat or level manner.

    in an unqualified manner

  2. In a definite manner; in a manner showing complete certainty.

    It was an accusation that he flatly denied.

    kategorisch

  3. In a manner that shows no emotion.

    He replied flatly to the policeman's questions.

    ausdruckslos, emotionslos

Examples

18 sentences
  1. He flatly refused to let me in.

    ruОн категорически отказался впустить меня. — sharptoothed

  2. He flatly refused her requests for help.

    ruОн наотрез отказался помочь ей. — paul_lingvo

  3. Tom flatly refused.

    deTom hat glattweg abgelehnt. — Waldelfe

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  4. I flatly refused.

    ruЯ категорически отказался. — heccele

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  5. He flatly rejected that idea.

    Він категорично відмовився від цієї ідеї. — deniko

Translations

4 languages
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By meaning 2
in a manner showing complete certainty:
in a manner that shows no emotions:

Forms

more flatly, most flatly
Comparativemore flatly Lesson
Superlativemost flatly

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
Relatedflat

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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