Etymology

flatly

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Today it means: In a physically flat or level manner. Full definition →

English flat ← Middle English flat ← Old Norse flatr
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  1. Proto-Germanic*flataz
  2. Old Norseflatr
  3. Middle Englishflat
  4. Englishflat
  5. English todayflatly

From flat + -ly.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.