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单词 flatfootedly
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
flat•foot•ed /ˈflætˌfʊtɪd/USA pronunciation   adj. 
    1. affected with flatfoot.
  • firm;
    explicit;
    definite:a flatfooted denial.
  • Idioms
    1. catch (someone) flatfooted, catch someone unprepared or by surprise:This latest scandal caught him flatfooted.


    WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
    flat•foot•ed  (flatfŏŏtid),USA pronunciation adj. 
    1. Pathologyhaving flatfeet.
    2. taking or showing an uncompromising stand in a matter;
      firm and explicit:a flatfooted denial.
    3. clumsy or plodding;
      maladroit:flatfooted writing.
    4. Idioms catch one flatfooted, to catch one unprepared;
      surprise:The amount of the bill caught us flatfooted.
    • flatfoot + -ed3 1595–1605
    flatfooted•ly, adv. 
    flatfooted•ness, n. 

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