Used in a Sentence

flatly

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for flatly.

Editorial note

But there are too many choices to be able to just flatly declare that something to be Rust.

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Parts of speech1

Quick take

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

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of flatly gathered in one view.

adverb

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

adverb

In a manner that shows no emotion.

adverb

In a physically flat or level manner.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for flatly.

Example sentences

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But there are too many choices to be able to just flatly declare that something to be Rust.

2

Those kids were trespassing, were violent with minors, and flatly refused to listen to police officers.

3

It doesn't matter if you're right or not if you're flatly reiterating your stance on something - people won't believe you anyway.

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Creationism is different because it states a theory (the species did not originate over time from a common ancestor) which is flatly contradicted by evidence.

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I am flatly making a non-utilitarian argument for the morality of not making assumptions.

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Net, to the VC firms, technology is just flatly irrelevant.

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In particular, #4 from your summary is flatly incorrect.

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I flatly deny that the process as described is capable of discernment.

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I suspect that modern missile technology makes this assumption flatly invalid.

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[edit] It's pretty dishonest to knowingly keep a flatly misleading page like that up.

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This is an odd comment considering the entire point of this discussion is that a bad choice has been foisted on the project and criticism flatly rejected by the core team.

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I didn't think I'd like a Google product, and I came in very biased against Google, but you totally won me and others over thru a flatly superior product.

Quote examples

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My single favorite thing is a table listing comparables for answering the question "The player wants to do something which is flatly impossible.

2

I was flatly told "no" when I asked for tap water at a restaurant in Italy.

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> I was flatly told "no" when I asked for tap water at a restaurant in Italy.

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IPv6 deployment is massively late, users have already been conditioned into accepting NAT as internet access, even going so far as NAT boxes being called "routers"- even though NAT flatly contradicts the RFC definition of IP router, which are forbidden from doing port/address NAT along with other arbitrary traffic interference.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use flatly in a sentence?

But there are too many choices to be able to just flatly declare that something to be Rust.

What does flatly mean?

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

What part of speech is flatly?

flatly is commonly used as adverb.