flatfooted

[ flat-foot-id ]

/ ˈflætˈfʊt ɪd /

adjective

having flatfeet.

taking or showing an uncompromising stand in a matter; firm and explicit: a flatfooted denial.

clumsy or plodding; maladroit: flatfooted writing.

Idioms for flatfooted

catch one flatfooted, to catch one unprepared; surprise: The amount of the bill caught us flatfooted.

Origin of flatfooted

First recorded in 1595–1605; flatfoot + -ed³

OTHER WORDS FROM flatfooted

flat·foot·ed·ly, adverbflat·foot·ed·ness, noun

Words nearby flatfooted

flat-felled seam, flat-file, flatfish, flat flap, flatfoot, flatfooted, flat-grained, flathead, flathead catfish, flatheaded apple tree borer, flatheaded borer

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Example sentences from the Web for flatfooted

So my dignity was shocked when I had to come down from my self-promoted position to a flatfooted infantryman again.
The Southern Soldier Boy|James Carson Elliott
She looked up, puzzled, first at the comely, flatfooted Indian woman and afterward at the handsome little brown-faced papoose.
The Yukon Trail|William MacLeod Raine
"Winn, I won't do it," said Brayton, with flatfooted decision.
A Trooper Galahad|Charles King
At each encore the Utes stamped their flatfooted way round the room in a kind of impromptu and mirthful dance.
The Fighting Edge|William MacLeod Raine

British Dictionary definitions for flatfooted

flat-footed

/ (ˌflætˈfʊtɪd) /

adjective

having flatfoot

British informal

clumsy or awkward
downright and uncompromising

informal off guard or unawares (often in the phrase catch flat-footed)

Derived forms of flat-footed

flat-footedly, adverbflat-footedness, noun

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Idioms and Phrases with flatfooted

flat-footed

see caught flat-footed.

单词	flatfooted
释义	flatfooted [ flat-foot-id ] / ˈflætˈfʊt ɪd / adjective having flatfeet. taking or showing an uncompromising stand in a matter; firm and explicit: a flatfooted denial. clumsy or plodding; maladroit: flatfooted writing. Idioms for flatfooted catch one flatfooted, to catch one unprepared; surprise: The amount of the bill caught us flatfooted. Origin of flatfooted First recorded in 1595–1605; flatfoot + -ed³ OTHER WORDS FROM flatfooted flat·foot·ed·ly, adverbflat·foot·ed·ness, noun Words nearby flatfooted flat-felled seam, flat-file, flatfish, flat flap, flatfoot, flatfooted, flat-grained, flathead, flathead catfish, flatheaded apple tree borer, flatheaded borer Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for flatfooted So my dignity was shocked when I had to come down from my self-promoted position to a flatfooted infantryman again. The Southern Soldier Boy\|James Carson Elliott She looked up, puzzled, first at the comely, flatfooted Indian woman and afterward at the handsome little brown-faced papoose. The Yukon Trail\|William MacLeod Raine "Winn, I won't do it," said Brayton, with flatfooted decision. A Trooper Galahad\|Charles King At each encore the Utes stamped their flatfooted way round the room in a kind of impromptu and mirthful dance. The Fighting Edge\|William MacLeod Raine British Dictionary definitions for flatfooted flat-footed / (ˌflætˈfʊtɪd) / adjective having flatfoot British informal clumsy or awkward downright and uncompromising informal off guard or unawares (often in the phrase catch flat-footed) Derived forms of flat-footed flat-footedly, adverbflat-footedness, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with flatfooted flat-footed see caught flat-footed. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to flatfooted asleep, daydreaming, inattentive, unsuspecting, spaced out, napping, unready, unvigilant, unwatchful, zoned out, derelict, negligent, unguarded, unprepared, asleep at the switch
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flatfooted

adjective

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Origin of flatfooted

OTHER WORDS FROM flatfooted

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British Dictionary definitions for flatfooted

adjective

Derived forms of flat-footed

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