flatly

adverb12 collocationsAvg. frequency: 7.2

to say directly and in a very clear way that something is not true

to say clearly and directly that you will not do, give, or accept something

to refuse to accept or consider something in a direct and final way

to state the opposite of what someone has said, in a very direct way

to say or write something, especially clearly and carefully

to express a completely different opinion in a very direct way

to announce or express something clearly and publicly

to express something in words in a very direct way

to give a response in a direct and final way

to give a spoken or written answer in a direct and final way

to react to something that has been said or done in a direct and final way

to inform someone about something in a very direct way