What does flatlong mean?
Flatlong means (obsolete) With the flat side downward; not edgewise..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adverb
(obsolete) With the flat side downward; not edgewise..
Antonio: What a blow was there given! Sebastian: An it had not fall'n flat-long.
Yet the pittiless sword had such pity of so precious an object, that at first it did but hit flatlong
Use flatlong when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Flatlong means (obsolete) With the flat side downward; not edgewise..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Antonio: What a blow was there given! Sebastian: An it had not fall'n flat-long.
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