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FLATFOOTED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Forthright and explicit
Example:
a flat-footed refusal
Synonyms:
flat-footed; flatfooted
Classified under:
Similar:
direct (straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action)
Domain usage:
colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)
Sense 2
Meaning:
With feet flat on the ground; not tiptoe
Synonyms:
flat-footed; flatfooted
Classified under:
Similar:
footed (having feet)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Having broad flat feet that usually turn outward
Example:
a slow flat-footed walk
Synonyms:
flat-footed; flatfooted
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
splayfoot; splayfooted (having feet that turn outward)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Unprepared and unable to react quickly
Example:
the new product caught their competitors flat-footed
Synonyms:
flat-footed; flatfooted
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
unready (not prepared or in a state of readiness; slow to understand or respond)
