Flatly
Flatly adverb - In an unqualified manner.
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Quite and flatly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Quite" instead an adverb "Flatly".
Nearby Word: flat
Quite
Quite adverb - To a full extent or degree.
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Marvel has been largely inconsistent in its portrayal of hell (largely due, it seems, to an unwillingness to flatly confirm or deny the existence of God in the comics, quite unlike DC).
Source: The Legions of Hell - The entire series uses both this and Dark Is Not Evil, because classes specializing in healing or light magic are quite frequent in the enemy armies, including among their often flatly evil bosses, and classes specializing in dark magic can be good.
Source: Light Is Not Good / Video Games -
Satan, quite flatly, tells the protagonist that he isn't going to attend the End of Days... to deprive his brother of the satisfaction.
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