surefooted
Americanadjective
-
not likely to stumble, slip, or fall.
-
proceeding surely; unerring.
his surefooted pursuit of success.
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of surefooted
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
"Surefooted" mules on such ground would have fallen and rolled like loosened boulders.
From The Mountains of California by Muir, John
Surefooted as a goat, and incited to abnormal activity by a driving spirit within him that throbbed with closely mingled curiosity, jealousy, and anger, Gaspare made short work of the path in the ravine.
From The Call of the Blood by Lowell, Orson
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
