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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (2)

1. not liable to stumble or fall;
- Example: "on surefooted donkeys"
[syn: surefooted, sure-footed, footsure]

2. not liable to error in judgment or action;
- Example: "most surefooted of the statesmen who dealt with the depression"- Walter Lippman
- Example: "demonstrates a surefooted storytelling talent"- Michiko Kakutani
[syn: confident, surefooted, sure-footed]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

sure-footed
    adj 1: not liable to stumble or fall; "on surefooted donkeys"
           [syn: surefooted, sure-footed, 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, surefooted, sure-
       footed]