adv
Meaning 1
In a physically flat or level manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
flatly
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈflætli/
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rhymes with -ætli
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CMU ARPABET: F L AE1 T L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adv
Meaning 2
In a definite manner; in a manner showing complete certainty.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- It was an accusation that he flatly denied.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adv
Meaning 3
In a manner that shows no emotion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- He replied flatly to the policeman's questions.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 4
in an unqualified manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he flatly denied the charges
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: categorically, unconditionally
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *flataz Old Norse flatrbor. Middle English flat English flat Middle English -ly English -ly English flatly From flat + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
22 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: решително (rešitelno) — in a manner showing complete certainty
- Bulgarian: категорично (kategorično) — in a manner showing complete certainty
- Czech: jednoznačně — in a manner showing complete certainty
- Czech: rozhodně — in a manner showing complete certainty
- Czech: kategoricky — in a manner showing complete certainty
- Finnish: jyrkästi — in a manner showing complete certainty
- German: kategorisch — in a manner showing complete certainty
- Polish: kategorycznie — in a manner showing complete certainty
- Portuguese: categoricamente — in a manner showing complete certainty
- Spanish: categóricamente — in a manner showing complete certainty
- Spanish: de plano — in a manner showing complete certainty
- Bulgarian: безстрастно (bezstrastno) — in a manner that shows no emotions
- Czech: nevzrušeně — in a manner that shows no emotions
- Czech: chladně — in a manner that shows no emotions
- Czech: bez zájmu — in a manner that shows no emotions
- Czech: jednotvárně — in a manner that shows no emotions
- Finnish: tunteettomasti — in a manner that shows no emotions
- Finnish: latteasti — in a manner that shows no emotions
- German: ausdruckslos — in a manner that shows no emotions
- German: emotionslos — in a manner that shows no emotions
- Polish: beznamiętnie — in a manner that shows no emotions
- Spanish: en redondo — in a manner that shows no emotions