flatter
f la ter
- v praise somewhat dishonestly
- s having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
- s having a relatively broad surface in relation to depth or thickness
- s not modified or restricted by reservations
- s stretched out and lying at full length along the ground
- a lacking contrast or shading between tones
- a (of a musical note) lowered in pitch by one chromatic semitone
- s flattened laterally along the whole length (e.g., certain leafstalks or flatfishes)
- s lacking taste or flavor or tang
- s lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting
- s having lost effervescence
- s sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch
- s horizontally level
- s lacking the expected range or depth; not designed to give an illusion or depth
- s not reflecting light; not glossy
- s commercially inactive
- And in the same years that abstraction was getting thinner and flatter, Pop gave artists a way to reintroduce the recognizable imagery that Greenberg thought was hopelessly retro.
- The answer is, with softer, flatter bullets, beanbags and sponges that spread out the impact and hit like an open-handed slap from Andre the Giant.
- flatter people behind their back First, you'll never be suspected of being a slimy little weasel.