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flat-footed

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: flat-footed

1
 adj
with feet flat on the ground; not tiptoe
2
 adj
unprepared and unable to react quickly
3
 adj
without reservation
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: flat-footed
1

adj with feet flat on the ground; not tiptoe

Synonyms
footed
having feet

adj having broad flat feet that usually turn outward

“a slow flat-footed walk”
Synonyms
splayfoot, splayfooted
having feet that turn outward
2

adj unprepared and unable to react quickly

“the new product caught their competitors flat-footed”
Synonyms
unready
not prepared or in a state of readiness; slow to understand or respond
3

adj without reservation

“a flat-footed refusal”
Synonyms
direct
straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action
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