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The definition of flat-footed is someone or an animal with flat feet or is being unable to react quickly.

(adjective)

An example of flat-footed is someone with fallen arches.
An example of flat-footed is not being able to react quickly to a negative newspaper article which was a surprise to a political candidate.

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See flat-footed in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

having flatfoot
designating a manner of walking, with the toes pointed outward, as by people with flatfoot
☆ Informal downright and firm; plain and uncompromising
Informal
1. awkward or clumsy
2. tedious, plodding, etc.

adverb

Informal firmly, directly, or abruptly

Related Forms:

flat-footedly adverb
flat-footedness noun

See flat-footed in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Of or afflicted with flatfoot.
a. Steady on the feet.
b. Informal Without reservation; forthright: a flat-footed refusal.
Unable to react quickly; unprepared: The new product caught their competitors flat-footed.

Related Forms:

flatˈ-footˈed·ly adverb

flatˈ-footˈed·ness noun

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