flat-footed
adjectives
with feet flat on the ground; not tiptoe
unprepared and unable to react quickly
"the new product caught their competitors flat-footed"
is similar to
not prepared or in a state of readiness; slow to understand or respond
"she cursed her unready tongue"
having broad flat feet that usually turn outward
"a slow flat-footed walk"
without reservation
"a flat-footed refusal"
is similar to
straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action
"a direct question"; "a direct response"; "a direct approach"
domain usage
a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
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