Sure-footed

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sure-footed \Sure"-foot`ed\, a.
     Not liable to stumble or fall; as, a sure-footed horse.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  surefooted
       adj 1: not liable to stumble or fall; "on surefooted donkeys" [syn:
               {footsure}]
       2: 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 [syn: {confident}]