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flatfooted

adjective

forthright and explicit

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Word Facts

Word length
10
Starts with
F
Ends with
D
Contains
LA
Scrabble score
17
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. forthright and explicit

    “a flat-footed refusal”

adjective

  1. with feet flat on the ground; not tiptoe

adjective

  1. having broad flat feet that usually turn outward

    “a slow flat-footed walk”

adjective

  1. unprepared and unable to react quickly

    “the new product caught their competitors flat-footed”

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Example Sentences

a flat-footed refusal
a slow flat-footed walk
the new product caught their competitors flat-footed
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