flat-out

See also: flat out

English

Adjective

flat-out

1. Alternative form of flat out.

Adverb

flat-out

1. Alternative form of flat out.
   • 2023 March 15, Kevin Roose, “GPT-4 Is Exciting and Scary”, in The New York Times‎:

     Unlike Bing, GPT-4 usually flat-out refused to take the bait when I tried to get it to talk about consciousness, or get it to provide instructions for illegal or immoral activities, and it treated sensitive queries with kid gloves and nuance.