flatly

1. 1.

   in an unqualified manner

   “he flatly denied the charges”

   Synonymscategoricallyunconditionally

Questions about flatly

What does flatly mean?

flatly means "in an unqualified manner".

How many syllables are in flatly?

flatly has 2 syllables: flat-ly. The stress falls on "flat". In IPA it is /ˈflætli/.

What is another word for flatly?

Close synonyms include categorically, unconditionally. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is flatly a common word?

flatly is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.