ADJECTIVE
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not liable to error in judgment or action
most surefooted of the statesmen who dealt with the depression
demonstrates a surefooted storytelling talent -
not liable to stumble or fall
on surefooted donkeys
How To Use sure-footed In A Sentence
- Following England's World Cup debacle, the site became part of a wider charge sheet that suggested Capello had lost the sure-footedness that guided the team to qualification, amid questions about his decision to renege on an earlier promise not to pick injured players, to take those in form to South Africa and his aloof style. Capello Index risks clash with Premier League as fiasco escalates
- When the gentleman who guided me through the bush left me on the side of a pali, I discovered that Kahele, though strong, gentle, and sure-footed, possesses the odious fault known as balking, and expressed his aversion to ascend the other side in a most unmistakable manner. The Hawaiian Archipelago
- Does he have any tips for us oldies who may be slightly less sure-footed about the rest of our lives? Times, Sunday Times
- My horse is small but wiry and sure-footed.
- Once sure-footed, their step is now a confused, uncertain stagger, like a drunk slaloming from house to house in searching for his own front door.
- Let your character be more self-reliant, sure-footed, sharper.
- These are sure-footed lyrics, confidently placed in their musical context, and telling their stories by phrasing just as much as the words.
- The shape was still holding me up and César walked on, unled and sure-footed. The Phantom of the Opera
- On average, the Bush campaign has been more sure-footed, but both sides have had stumbles.
- The unpaved roads into Avante are so rough, the local police use sure-footed horses on their patrols.