flatly

Adverb

(comparative more flatly, superlative most flatly)

In a definite manner; in a manner showing complete certainty.
It was an accusation that he flatly denied.
In a manner that shows no emotion
He replied flatly to the policeman's questions.

Usage notes

In sense 1. the collocation is nearly always with a negative idea. To flatly deny. To flatly refuse. To flatly contradict. And so on, similarly.

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"She's not crying," Howard said flatly from the doorway.
On the contrary, Louvois flatly refused Saint-Mars's request in 1672 to be allowed to do so, and was exceedingly chary of allowing it in 1675 (only "en cas de necessite," and "vous pouvez donner le dit prisonnier a M.
Diogenes of Seleucia is said to have wavered in his belief at last; Boethus, one of his pupils, flatly denied it.
For a moment the silence continued, and then a deep voice stated flatly – "Alex."
The latest type of tomb is a flatly vaulted chamber approached by a horizontal or slightly inclined way, whose sides converge above.

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