surefooted

Definitions

1. Walking steadily, without stumbling; capable of finding good footing.
2. Confident and capable.

Equivalents

Examples

“The mules of Piedmont are exceeding strong and hardy. […] They are the only carriage that can be used in crossing the mountains, being very sure-footed: and it is observed that in choosing their steps, they always march⟳ upon the brink of the precipice.”

“For many years I didn't learn⟳ to walk⟳, because I was carried everywhere—not by my parents, who had grown frail, but by the most sure-footed of the servants.”

“Testers reported the locomotive as very surefooted and said it did not lose⟳ traction.”

“Her performance was described as "stunning, surefooted, breathtaking."”

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