flat

/flæt/ adv [not gradable] (COMPLETELY)

Definition

› completely, or to the greatest degree possible: When he asked for a raise, the boss turned him down flat. I’m flat broke (= I have no money).

(Definition of flat adv (COMPLETELY) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

everything that exists or is possible

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