flatter
Example Sentences
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Lenders would have a strong incentive to use the credit report that is most flattering to the borrower since they aren’t on the hook if a loan defaults.
To be praised abroad for his work, Dorieux said, was “very flattering.”
“How did you hear about us?” one of the baristas, simultaneously confused and flattered, asked me while I studied the 3-D wooden puzzle of Vietnam hanging on a concrete wall.
It flattered me, making my neck seem especially long.
From Literature
A flatter “yield curve” can create problems for banks.
From MarketWatch
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
