[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):
surefooted
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]