flat-footed (English, adj)
expansion: flat-footed (comparative more flat-footed, superlative most flat-footed)
Senses:
glosses: Of an animal: having feet which are naturally flat; (specifically) of a horse: having hoofs with soles close to the ground.
glosses: Of a person: having the physical condition of flat feet (“a condition where the soles of the feet are in full contact with the ground, either because the arches have collapsed or because they never developed”).
glosses: Of a thing (especially (rail transport) a rail): having a flat base; flat-bottomed.
tags: broadly
glosses: Blunt and unsubtle; lacking finesse; clumsy.
tags: figuratively
glosses: Unprepared, unready.
tags: US
figuratively
glosses: Direct, downright, straightforward; also, holding firmly to and maintaining a decision; standing one's ground.
tags: dated
figuratively
informal
Forms:
form: more flat-footed
tags: comparative
form: most flat-footed
tags: superlative
form: flatfooted
tags: alternative