flat-footed Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite with feet flat on the ground; not tiptoe
  2. adjective satellite unprepared and unable to react quickly
    • the new product caught their competitors flat-footed
  3. adjective satellite having broad flat feet that usually turn outward
    • a slow flat-footed walk
  4. adjective satellite without reservation
    • a flat-footed refusal

WordNet


Flat"-foot`ed adjective
Definitions
  1. Having a flat foot, with little or no arch of the instep.
  2. Firm-footed; determined. Slang, U.S. catch flat-footed = catch unprepared

Webster 1913