flatfooted

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flat·foot

F0170700 (flăt′fo͝ot′)n.1. pl. flat·feet (-fēt′) A condition in which the arch of the foot is abnormally flattened down so that the entire sole makes contact with the ground.2. pl. flat·foots a. Informal A person with flat feet.b. Slang A police officer.intr.v. flat·foot·ed, flat·foot·ing, flat·foots To walk in a flat-footed manner: "He flatfooted along, twirling his club" (James T. Farrell).

flat•foot•ed

(ˈflætˈfʊt ɪd)

adj. 1. having flatfeet. 2. firm and explicit: a flatfooted denial. 3. clumsy or plodding: flatfooted writing. Idioms: catch someone flatfooted, to catch someone unprepared or in the midst of a transgression. [1595–1605] flat′foot′ed•ness, n.