flatfooted (English, adj)
expansion: flatfooted (comparative more flatfooted, superlative most flatfooted)
Senses:
glosses: Alternative form of flat-footed.
Of an animal: having feet which are naturally flat; (specifically) of a horse: having hoofs with soles close to the ground.
glosses: Alternative form of flat-footed.
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: Alternative form of flat-footed.
Blunt and unsubtle; lacking finesse; clumsy.
glosses: Alternative form of flat-footed.
Unprepared, unready.
tags: US
figuratively
glosses: Alternative form of flat-footed.
Direct, downright, straightforward; also, holding firmly to and maintaining a decision; standing one's ground.
tags: dated
figuratively
informal
Forms:
form: more flatfooted
tags: comparative
form: most flatfooted
tags: superlative