Words that rhyme with flatly

• ably 0
  adv 1: with competence; in a competent capable manner; "they worked competently" [syn: competently, aptly, ably, capably] [ant: displaying incompetence, incompetently]
• actually 0
  adv 1: in actual fact; "to be nominally but not actually independent"; "no one actually saw the shark"; "large meteorites actually come from the asteroid belt" [syn: actually, really] 2: used to imply that one would expect the fact to be the opposite of that stated; surprisingly; "you may actually be doing the right thing by walking out"; "she actually spoke Latin"; "they thought they made the rules but in reality they were only puppets"; "people who seem stand-offish are in reality often simply nervous" [syn: actually, in reality] 3: at the present moment; "the transmission screen shows the picture that is actually on the air" 4: as a sentence modifier to add slight emphasis; "actually, we all help clear up after a meal"; "actually, I haven't seen the film"; "I'm not all that surprised actually"; "she hasn't proved to be too satisfactory, actually"
• aptly 0
  adv 1: with competence; in a competent capable manner; "they worked competently" [syn: competently, aptly, ably, capably] [ant: displaying incompetence, incompetently]
• badly 0
  adv 1: to a severe or serious degree; "fingers so badly frozen they had to be amputated"; "badly injured"; "a severely impaired heart"; "is gravely ill"; "was seriously ill" [syn: badly, severely, gravely, seriously] 2: (`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well; "he was ill prepared"; "it ill befits a man to betray old friends"; "the car runs badly"; "he performed badly on the exam"; "the team played poorly"; "ill-fitting clothes"; "an ill-conceived plan" [syn: ill, badly, poorly] [ant: good, well] 3: evilly or wickedly; "treated his parents badly"; "to steal is to act badly" 4: in a disobedient or naughty way; "he behaved badly in school"; "he mischievously looked for a chance to embarrass his sister"; "behaved naughtily when they had guests and was sent to his room" [syn: badly, mischievously, naughtily] 5: with great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly'); "the injury hurt badly"; "the buildings were badly shaken"; "it hurts bad"; "we need water bad" [syn: badly, bad] 6: very much; strongly; "I wanted it badly enough to work hard for it"; "the cables had sagged badly"; "they were badly in need of help"; "he wants a bicycle so bad he can taste it" [syn: badly, bad] 7: without skill or in a displeasing manner; "she writes badly"; "I think he paints very badly" [ant: well] 8: in a disadvantageous way; to someone's disadvantage; "the venture turned out badly for the investors"; "angry that the case was settled disadvantageously for them" [syn: badly, disadvantageously] [ant: advantageously, well] 9: unfavorably or with disapproval; "tried not to speak ill of the dead"; "thought badly of him for his lack of concern" [syn: ill, badly] [ant: well] 10: with unusual distress or resentment or regret or emotional display; "they took their defeat badly"; "took her father's death badly"; "conducted himself very badly at the time of the earthquake" [ant: well]
• innately 0
  adv 1: in an innate manner; "the child is said to be innately disposed to learn language"
• lately 0
  adv 1: in the recent past; "he was in Paris recently"; "lately the rules have been enforced"; "as late as yesterday she was fine"; "feeling better of late"; "the spelling was first affected, but latterly the meaning also" [syn: recently, late, lately, of late, latterly]
• obstinately 0
  adv 1: in a stubborn unregenerate manner; "she remained stubbornly in the same position" [syn: stubbornly, pig-headedly, obdurately, mulishly, obstinately, cussedly]
• oppositely 0
  adv 1: in an opposite position
• ornately 0
  adv 1: in an ornate manner; "the cradle was ornately carved"
• overtly 0
  adv 1: in an overt manner; "he did it overtly" [ant: covertly]
• partly 0
  adv 1: in part; in some degree; not wholly; "I felt partly to blame"; "He was partially paralyzed" [syn: partially, partly, part] [ant: all, altogether, completely, entirely, totally, whole, wholly]
• passionately 0
  adv 1: with passion; "she kissed him passionately" 2: in a stormy or violent manner [syn: stormily, turbulently, passionately]
• portly 0
  adj 1: euphemisms for `fat'; "men are portly and women are stout" [syn: portly, stout]
• precipitately 0
  adv 1: at breakneck speed; "burst headlong through the gate" [syn: headlong, precipitately]
• promptly 0
  adv 1: with little or no delay; "the rescue squad arrived promptly"; "come here, quick!" [syn: promptly, quickly, quick] 2: in a punctual manner; "he did his homework promptly" [syn: promptly, readily, pronto] 3: at once (usually modifies an undesirable occurrence); "he promptly forgot the address" [syn: promptly, right away]
• sedately 0
  adv 1: in a sedate manner [syn: sedately, calmly]
• stately 0
  adj 1: impressive in appearance; "a baronial mansion"; "an imposing residence"; "a noble tree"; "severe-looking policemen sat astride noble horses"; "stately columns" [syn: baronial, imposing, noble, stately] 2: of size and dignity suggestive of a statue [syn: stately, statuesque] 3: refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court; "a courtly gentleman" [syn: courtly, formal, stately]
• attlee 0
  n 1: British statesman and leader of the Labour Party who instituted the welfare state in Britain (1883-1967) [syn: Attlee, Clement Attlee, Clement Richard Attlee, 1st Earl Attlee]
• digitately 0
  adv 1: in a digitate manner
• blackly 0
• crackly 0
• fatly 0
• predominately 0
• raptly 0
• rattly 0
• athalie 0
• atley 0
• batley 0
• flatley 0
• gatley 0
• hatley 0
• natalie 0
• ratley 0
• shatley 0
• spratley 0

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