footsure
footsure adjective: sure of one's footing; not stumbling or tripping while walking.
Adjective
footsure (comparative more footsure, superlative most footsure)
- Sure of one's footing; not stumbling or tripping while walking.
- You can still visit that sky-high fortress that was said to have taken the lives of 20,000 men during the decade of its construction. You get there atop a small but footsure donkey led by energetic and equally footsure youngsters.1994, George McDonald, Marylyn Springer, Frommer's Comprehensive Travel Guide, Cruises, 1995-1996, page 48
- Of flooring, etc.: antislip.
- It makes floors footsure preventing slipping and skidding accidents.1944, Modern Machine Shop, volume 17, page 263
Forms of footsure
| comparative | more footsure |
|---|---|
| superlative | most footsure |
Origin of footsure
From foot + sure.
Questions about footsure
- What does footsure mean?
- Footsure means sure of one's footing; not stumbling or tripping while walking.
- What part of speech is footsure?
- Footsure is an adjective.
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