sure-footed
adjective
unlikely to fall, slip, or stumble
sure-footedness
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a word derived from
sure-footed.
Example Sentences
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The farmer, who moves among the trees and tangled weeds with a sure-footedness that approaches grace, spotted something unexpected.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2023
"Confidence is the thing that binds Midnights together. There's a sure-footedness about Swift's songwriting, filled with subtle, brilliant touches."
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2022
Stocks’ sure-footedness this year may end up like 2018’s hot January rally only to peter out and end in the negative.
From Reuters ● Feb. 1, 2019
Swift’s sure-footedness yesterday recalls the story of Anita Hill, who, during her 1991 Senate testimony about then-nominee to the Supreme Court Clarence Thomas, alleged that Thomas harassed her repeatedly when they worked together.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 11, 2017
All we could do was to sit well back in our saddles, and trust to the sure-footedness of our animals.
From In New Granada Heroes and Patriots by William Henry Giles Kingston
