Flat-footed
Definition of Flat-footed
Flat´-foot`ed
a.
1.
Having
a
flat
foot
, with
little
or no
arch
of the
instep
;
suffering
from
fallen
arches
.
2.
Firm-footed
;
determined
.
3.
clumsy
;
amateurish
;
pedestrian
;
unimaginative
;
plodding
; as,
flatfooted
prose
.
4.
Without
reservation
;
without
evasion
or
compromise
;
firm
; as, a
flat-footed
refusal
; a
flatfooted
denial
.
5.
With
feet
flat
on the
ground
; not
tiptoe
.
6.
Unprepared
and
unable
to
react
quickly
; as, the new
product
caught
their
competitors
flat-footed
.
To catch (one) flatfooted
to
catch
(a
person
)
unprepared
; to
catch
(a
person
) by
surprise
.
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