| ADJECTIVE | all | flat-footed, flatfooted | with feet flat on the ground |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | flat-footed, flatfooted | unprepared and unable to react quickly | |
| all | flat-footed, flatfooted | having broad flat feet that usually turn outward | |
| all | flat-footed, flatfooted | without reservation |
| Meaning | With feet flat on the ground; not tiptoe. | |
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| Synonym | flatfooted | |
| Broader | footed | Having feet |
| Meaning | unprepared and unable to react quickly. | |
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| Example | "the new product caught their competitors flat-footed" | |
| Synonym | flatfooted | |
| Broader | unready | not prepared or in a state of readiness |
| Spanish | desprevenido | |
| Catalan | desprevingut | |
| Meaning | Having broad flat feet that usually turn outward. | |
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| Example | "a slow flat-footed walk" | |
| Synonym | flatfooted | |
| Broader | splayfooted, splayfoot | Having feet that turn outward |
| Meaning | Without reservation. | |
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| Example | "a flat-footed refusal" | |
| Synonym | flatfooted | |
| Broader | direct | Straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action |
| Usage of | colloquialism | A colloquial expression |
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