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were flatly
adverb
In a definite manner; in a manner showing complete certainty.
synonyms
Exact(29)
"Their facts were flatly wrong.
Akter said the allegations were flatly wrong.
By around 1965, when all the colonies had gone, they were flatly incredible.
"We were flatly saying we are not considering or contemplating military action in Iraq," he said.
Efforts to get other nations to invest in it or in a proposed parallel fund were flatly rejected in Cannes.
That same day, four members of Congress, from Virginia and Maryland, were flatly denied access to detainees at Dulles.
Similar(31)
It is flatly false.
It's flatly untrue.
This is flatly untrue.
That was flatly denied.
That's flatly untrue.
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