In a manner that is clumsy, unprepared, or completely lacking in subtlety or grace; in a flat-footed way.
Adverbial form of 'flatfooted,' adding the '-ly' suffix (from Old English '-lice') to create an adverb describing the manner of being flat-footed.
Adding '-ly' to 'flatfooted' creates this wonderfully awkward-sounding word that perfectly captures bumbling clumsiness through its very sound and pronunciation!
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