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[ adverb ] in an unqualified manner

Synonyms

unconditionally categorically

Examples

"he flatly denied the charges"

Used in print

(Philip Reaves, "Who Rules the Marriage Bed?"...)

In_fact , the noted psychologist and sex researcher , Dr._Albert_Ellis , has declared flatly that women are `` sexually superior '' to men .

(Joseph Chadwick, No Land Is Free....)

`` In a year she 'll like living in Clayton 's house too_much to come_back to me '' , Brannon said flatly .

Related terms

categoric categoric unconditional categoric unconditional

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Rhymes with

attlee lastly lightly aptly tightly lately bluntly nonchalantly slightly silently excellently violently fraudulently virulently vastly softly nightly knightly rightly motley tacitly ghastly steadfastly perfectly triumphantly exultantly hotly firstly politely explicitly faintly patently implicitly fluently brightly partly portly delicately immaculately blatantly intermittently inadvertently hesitantly competently courtly constantly incompetently stoutly instantly costly robustly sprightly hartley justly shortly elaborately promptly differently exactly indefinitely valiantly brilliantly definitely smartly infinitely abruptly modestly fervently stridently separately devoutly covertly prudently deliberately privately imprudently absolutely fortnightly manifestly desperately persistently evidently insistently consistently reluctantly confidently importantly imperfectly transparently flamboyantly apparently unsightly dishonestly vehemently unpleasantly defiantly coherently recently complacently inherently completely concurrently incoherently incessantly presently decently pleasantly neatly wheatley curtly imminently illicitly significantly permanently adamantly forthrightly obediently extravagantly eminently elegantly magnificently reverently legitimately accurately deftly resolutely alternately intricately vehemently intimately approximately inordinately innocently adequately unjustly indiscriminately prominently ultimately predominantly inappropriately arrogantly inaccurately inadequately honestly immediately swiftly separately moderately earnestly minutely deliberately desperately currently quietly abundantly ardently independently patiently efficiently sufficiently differently urgently insufficiently inefficiently impatiently greatly overtly passionately fortunately frequently flagrantly obediently negligently dispassionately disproportionately eloquently sweetly diligently leniently subsequently conveniently consequently intelligently concretely unfortunately compassionately pungently infrequently proportionately stringently indignantly stately affectionately poignantly wheatley intently incidentally ghostly mostly saintly

Phonetic and Homophones

F L AE1 T L IY0 Flatley

Similar Spelling

fleetly Flatley flatlet flotilla flatulent

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