What is the meaning of flat-footed?

adjective

  • With feet flat on the ground; not tiptoe.
  • Unprepared and unable to react quickly.
    • usage: "the new product caught their competitors flat-footed"
  • Having broad flat feet that usually turn outward.
    • usage: "a slow flat-footed walk"
  • Without reservation.
    • usage: "a flat-footed refusal"
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