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Cahaya Kebahagiaan Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
Flat?
I heard somebody said:
'The report said flatly ....'
What does this mean? Is this a correct contect of using the word flat?
'The report said flatly ....'
What does this mean? Is this a correct contect of using the word flat?
Top answer
Hi, Directly, tersely, with no hesitation or emotion. The meaning is fine. Clive
- Hi, Directly, tersely, with no hesitation or emotion.
- The meaning is fine.
- Clive
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Hi,
Directly, tersely, with no hesitation or emotion.
The meaning is fine.
Clive
Directly, tersely, with no hesitation or emotion.
The meaning is fine.
Clive
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In your phrase, "flatly" would most likely indicate that the contents of the report were clear and presented without emotion.
The report was absolute, firm, resolute, adamant, emphatic, insistent, categorical, unconditional, unequivocal.
The report was absolute, firm, resolute, adamant, emphatic, insistent, categorical, unconditional, unequivocal.
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