flat-footed

flat-foot·ed

F f

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [flat foo t-id]
- /flæt ˈfʊt ɪd/
- /flæt fʊt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [flat foo t-id]
- /flæt ˈfʊt ɪd/

Definitions of flat-footed word

adjective flat-footed having flatfeet. 1
adjective flat-footed taking or showing an uncompromising stand in a matter; firm and explicit: a flatfooted denial. 1
adjective flat-footed clumsy or plodding; maladroit: flatfooted writing. 1
idioms flat-footed catch one flatfooted, to catch one unprepared; surprise: The amount of the bill caught us flatfooted. 1
adjective flat-footed having a low foot arch 1
adjective flat-footed unprepared 1

See all 20 definitions of flat-footed

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Origin of flat-footed

First appearance:

before 1595

One of the 38% oldest English words

First recorded in 1595-1605; flatfoot + -ed3

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Parts of speech for Flat-footed

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Flat-footed

flat-footed popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

Synonyms for flat-footed

adj flat-footed

asleep — Someone who is asleep is sleeping.
inattentive — not attentive; negligent.
unsuspecting — to believe to be guilty, false, counterfeit, undesirable, defective, bad, etc., with little or no proof: to suspect a person of murder.
spaced out — dazed or stupefied because of the influence of narcotic drugs.
napping — to sleep for a short time; doze.

adv flat-footed

derelict — A place or building that is derelict is empty and in a bad state of repair because it has not been used or lived in for a long time.
negligent — guilty of or characterized by neglect, as of duty: negligent officials.
unguarded — not guarded; unprotected; undefended.
unprepared — properly expectant, organized, or equipped; ready: prepared for a hurricane.
asleep at the switch — a slender, flexible shoot, rod, etc., used especially in whipping or disciplining.

All 14 Synonyms of flat-footed