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sure-footed

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sure-foot·ed or sure·foot·ed (shrftd)
adj.
1.
a. Not liable to stumble or fall.
b. Designed so as to hold well to the road: an automobile that is sure-footed on curves.
2. Confident and capable: "demonstrates a sure-footed storytelling talent" Michiko Kakutani.

sure-footed·ly adv.
sure-footed·ness n.

sure-footed
Adjective
1. unlikely to fall, slip, or stumble
2. unlikely to make a mistake
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.sure-footed - not liable to stumble or fall; "on surefooted donkeys"
steady - not subject to change or variation especially in behavior; "a steady beat"; "a steady job"; "a steady breeze"; "a steady increase"; "a good steady ballplayer"
2.sure-footed - not liable to error in judgment or action; "most surefooted of the statesmen who dealt with the depression"- Walter Lippman; "demonstrates a surefooted storytelling talent"- Michiko Kakutani
capable - (usually followed by `of') having capacity or ability; "capable of winning"; "capable of hard work"; "capable of walking on two feet"
Translations

sure-footed [ʃuəˈfutɪd] adjde pie firme
sure-footed [ʃuəˈfutɪd] adjau pied sûr
sure-footed [ʃuəˈfutɪd] sure adjtrittsicher
sure-footed [ʃuəˈfutɪd] adjdal passo sicuro


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I afterwards hired a mule, as the more sure-footed and least liable to receive injury on these rugged roads.
Sure-footed as a goat, so long as he don't get it into his head to cut up.
Yet he faced his foemen with dauntless courage, dashing in, springing back, sure-footed, steady-handed, with a point which seemed to menace three at once.
 
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