sure-footed
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4.4
- adjective
- /ˈʃʊrˌfʊtɪd/
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- After years of training, the athlete is now sure-footed in every competition, rarely making mistakes.
You now become the kind of man who is sure footed and who is confident in his path in life.
- You now become the kind of man who is sure footed and who is confident in his path in life.
Examples
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You now become the kind of man who is sure footed and who is confident in his path in life.
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Trout knew that even the most sure-footed person makes a mistake at least once in his or her life.
Fiction book (1999) -
As an increasingly diverse population congregated in big cities, this blend of Islam and modernity created a cultural outlook that is relatively open, flexible, and more sure-footed than that of the older elite.
Academic text (2000) -
With careful planning and preparation, she became sure-footed in making her decisions during the project.
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His sure-footed approach to solving problems gained him the respect of his colleagues at work.
Synonyms
715
2.5
Feeling sure about yourself or what will happen
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8.6
Being very wise and good at making decisions
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6.2
Skilled, steady, and confident when doing a task, often using the hands
Confident and reliable when making decisions or taking action
Steady when moving and unlikely to trip
Antonyms
How Confident
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Sure-footed joins sure ('safe' or 'certain') and footed ('having steady feet'). Think of someone who stands firmly without wobbling; that image became a way to call a person or choice confident and unlikely to make mistakes, so sure-footed means reliable in judgment and action.