Definitions of flat-footed
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with feet flat on the ground; not tiptoe
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footed
having feet
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footed
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having broad flat feet that usually turn outward“a slow flat-footed walk”
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splayfoot, splayfooted
having feet that turn outward
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splayfoot, splayfooted
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unprepared and unable to react quickly“the new product caught their competitors flat-footed”
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unready
not prepared or in a state of readiness; slow to understand or respond
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unready
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without reservation“a flat-footed refusal”
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direct
straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action
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direct
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