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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

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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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A flat-footed refusal
A slow flat-footed walk
The new product caught their competitors flat-footed

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