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flatfooted
[ flat-foot-id ]
adjective
- having flatfeet.
- taking or showing an uncompromising stand in a matter; firm and explicit:
a flatfooted denial.
- clumsy or plodding; maladroit:
flatfooted writing.
Other Word Forms
- ڱfǴdzĻ· adverb
- ڱfǴdzĻ·Ա noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of flatfooted1
Idioms and Phrases
- catch one flatfooted, to catch one unprepared; surprise:
The amount of the bill caught us flatfooted.
Example Sentences
Grabbing rebounds flatfooted, blocking shots and making every shot he took, Mara powered the Bruins to an 85-83 triumph over No. 18 Wisconsin at Pauley Pavilion, ending the Badgers’ seven-game winning streak while announcing that the Bruins could contend with an opponents’ size.
He could shoot with both hands, touch the ground flatfooted while hanging on the rim.
The popularity of this simple "freedom" framework can be seen in how flatfooted the Trump campaign has been responding to Harris's nomination.
The Trump campaign was caught flatfooted, or flat golf carted, take your pick.
Three eye-catching uppercuts in a row troubled Cordina in the sixth and, flatfooted, he was backed into the ropes in the seventh and the referee had seen enough in the following round after another barrage of punches.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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