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单词 flatfooted
释义

flatfooted in American English

(ˈflætˈfutɪd)
adjective
1. 
having flat feet
2. 
taking or showing an uncompromising stand in a matter; firm and explicit
a flatfooted denial
3. 
clumsy or plodding; maladroit
flatfooted writing
4.  See catch one flatfooted
Derived forms
flatfootedly
adverb
flatfootedness
noun
Word origin
[1595–1605; flatfoot + -ed3]

Examples of 'flatfooted' in a sentence
flatfooted

But thanks to the flatfooted regime of the 1930s, means testing remains anathema.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Avoid being flatfooted and adopt a heel-toe action to your stride.
The Sun (2010)
He has been a clumsy, flatfooted and ponderous at times.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Eurozone leaders have been astonishingly flatfooted in response to this crisis.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
There's flatfooted choreography and one regrettable rap sequence.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
With his long arms and peculiar flatfooted gait, his opponents compared him to an ape.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
He was flatfooted, knock-kneed and didn't remotely move his hips, just waved his arms like a lamppost.
The Sun (2010)
But it very quickly degenerates into a flatfooted, predictable affair with a thumpingly earnest moral message.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
As a minister, despite a restricted budget, he once again displayed that spectacular flair that made his colleagues seem flatfooted.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
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