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sure-footed

British  

adjective

  1. unlikely to fall, slip, or stumble

  2. not likely to err or fail, as in judgment

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Sure footed and hardy as they were, it was with the greatest difficulty that they could make their way up.

From The Young Carthaginian A Story of The Times of Hannibal by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)

Sure footed as is the Indian pony, yet all of the horses were very much injured in passing over the steep rocky ridges.

From Explorers and Travellers by Greely, Adolphus W.

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