FLAT'LY, adverb
1. Horizontally; without inclination.
2. Evenly; without elevations and depressions.
3. Without spirit; dully; frigidly.
4. Peremptorily; positively; downright.
He flatly refused his aid.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.