flatly

«flatly» in Mova's school dictionary: completely and firmly, with no doubt: "She flatly refused." — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adverb

meaning for a pupil

1) Flatly means completely and firmly, with no doubt: "She flatly refused." tree →

2) Flatly means in a dull, flat voice without feeling or expression. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories it shows a character saying a firm "no" or speaking in a bored or sad voice. Phrases: «flatly refused», «flatly denied», «said flatly».

examples

• He flatly refused to eat the sprouts. tree →
• The boy flatly denied breaking the window. tree →
• "I don't care," she said flatly. tree →
• The team flatly rejected the idea of cheating. tree →
• He spoke flatly, as if he were very tired. tree →
• Mum flatly said no to a second dog. tree →
• When the queen—or, rather, the swineherd’s daughter—heard of this, she very much wished to have the distaff, but the girl flatly refused to give it to her. tree →

note

Adverb from «flat» + -ly. Usually goes before the verb («flatly refused, flatly denied»). It does not mean "in a flat shape"; for that you say «laid flat».

In the corpora

• The Rat flatly refuses: he's sticking to his river, and so is the Mole.
• For her cousin's wedding, Maddie flatly refused to wear a dress.
• The family steps out for the beach, the sky opens, and Dad says flatly "Oh, great.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «flatly» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.