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Meanings of surefooted in English

Not liable to stumble or fall.

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        Not liable to error in judgment or action.

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              Examples for "sure-footed"
              Examples for "sure-footed"
              1
              With rein and voice he urged the sure-footed pony across the ice.
              The Rising of the Red Man / A Romance of the Louis Riel Rebellio...
              2
              His pace was swift and sure-footed, even without benefit of a lantern.
              Speaks the Nightbird
              3
              There's no doubt the S60 is safe, sure-footed and predictable to drive.
              News.com.au
              4
              He helped his team-mates, covered his patch and was sure-footed and careful.
              The Guardian
              5
              This is a disposition not entirely favourable to painstaking and sure-footed reform.
              Abraham Lincoln
              1
              He climbed impossible trees nimbly, footsure and fearless.
              Kensuke’s Kingdom
              2
              Vekic, winner at Nottingham last year and a semi-finalist there last month, looked more footsure and aggressive, serving powerfully and forcing her opponent into errors.
              Reuters
              Usage of surefooted in English
              1
              Although the night was dark, the roadbed was firm and Midnight surefooted.
              The Fourth Watch
              2
              Twenty-five years' experience on the social ladder had made her exceedingly surefooted.
              A Romance of Billy-Goat Hill
              3
              Down leaped Shadowfax, like a deer that runs surefooted in the mountains.
              The two towers
              4
              Harris's surefooted and confident approach to the campaign contributed to it.
              The Irish Times
              5
              But as surefooted as goats are those horses of the hills.
              Adventures in Many Lands
              6
              Bear was surefooted, but Raif found himself making mistakes and stumbling.
              A Fortress of Grey Ice
              7
              They traveled like goats-assurefooted and as light upon their feet.
              On a Torn-Away World; Or, the Captives of the Great Earthquake
              8
              She was particularly surefooted as a rule, her supple body balancing itself instinctively.
              The Moon out of Reach
              9
              The gaps between the cars are narrow enough for the surefooted to step across.
              Night of knives
              10
              But he was surefooted and his confidence helped the others.
              The Rainbow Trail
              11
              Her mount, surefooted as a chamois, seemed in his element.
              The Mad King
              12
              I've heard the word before. He put the spurs to his surefooted little garron.
              A clash of kings
              13
              Buccari's horse trailed MacArthur's surefooted mount down the steep decline.
              Genellan: planetfall
              14
              My bullocks are surefooted, and you may rely on me for keeping them straight.
              In Search of the Castaways; Or, The Children of Captain Grant
              15
              If England prove as surefooted in the same arena today, they will be mightily relieved.
              The Irish Times
              16
              It took little attention, as the horses were surefooted and never veered from the road.
              Sister of the dead
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              Surefooted through the time