flat-footed

/ˌˈflæt ˌˈfʊdəd/

Definitions of flat-footed

1. adjective

   with feet flat on the ground; not tiptoe
   synonyms:

   footed

   having feet
2. adjective

   having broad flat feet that usually turn outward
   “a slow flat-footed walk”

   synonyms:

   splayfoot, splayfooted

   having feet that turn outward
3. adjective

   unprepared and unable to react quickly
   “the new product caught their competitors flat-footed”

   synonyms:

   unready

   not prepared or in a state of readiness; slow to understand or respond
4. adjective

   without reservation
   “a flat-footed refusal”

   synonyms:

   direct

   straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action