flat-'footedness

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flat-footed (ˌflætˈfʊtɪd) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  having flatfoot
2.  informal (Brit)
 a.  clumsy or awkward
 b.  downright and uncompromising
3.  informal off guard or unawares (often in the phrase catch flat-footed)
 
flat-'footedly
 
adv
 
flat-'footedness
 
n

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