flatly[adverb]Synonyms: absolutely, categorically, completely, positively, unhesitatingly
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
flat‧ly /ˈflætli/
adverb [
Word Family: noun:
flat,
flatness;
adverb:
flat,
flatly;
verb:
flatten;
adjective:
flat]
1. flatly refuse/deny/oppose etc something to say something in a direct and definite way that is not likely to change:
He flatly denied ever having met the woman.2. without showing any emotion:
‘Aunt Alicia has changed her will,’ she said flatly. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲