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Princeton's WordNet
confident, surefooted, sure-footedadjective
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
surefooted, sure-footed, footsureadjective
not liable to stumble or fall
"on surefooted donkeys"
Wikipedia
sure-footed
Sure-footedness is the ability, especially when hiking or mountain climbing, to negotiate difficult or rough terrain safely. Such situations place demands on a person's coordination and reserves of strength as well as requiring sufficient appreciation of the terrain. A person who is sure-footed is thus unlikely to slip or stumble, and will have a good head for heights when required. On many hiking trails and mountain tours, sure-footedness is assumed to be a prerequisite without ever being defined. The term is frequently used in the literature presumably to ensure that the reader is made sufficiently aware that, under certain circumstances, one false step may lead to serious consequences.
Webster Dictionary
Sure-footedadjective
not liable to stumble or fall; as, a sure-footed horse
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of sure-footed in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of sure-footed in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of sure-footed in a Sentence
We are at a delicate and dangerous stage and we need to make sure that the next steps are sure-footed.
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab:
We are at a delicate and dangerous stage and we need to make sure that the next steps are sure-footed, we are proceeding very cautiously and we are sticking to the medical advice, the scientific advice, with the social distancing measures, at this time, while doing all the homework to make sure that we're prepared in due course for the next phase.
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