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sure-footed

sure-footed is the alternative form of surefooted.

Meaning of surefooted

Adjective

surefooted (comparative more surefooted, superlative most surefooted)

  1. Walking steadily, without stumbling; capable of finding good footing.
    • 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.1766, Tobias Smollett, Travels through France and Italy, Letter XX
  2. Confident and capable.
    • Her performance was described as "stunning, surefooted, breathtaking."2015, Rosemary Sullivan, Stalin's Daughter, →ISBN, page 320

Forms of sure-footed

comparativemore sure-footed
superlativemost sure-footed

Words formed from sure-footed

Questions about sure-footed

What is sure-footed the alternative form of?
Sure-footed is the alternative form of surefooted.

Words near sure-footed in the dictionary

  1. sure things
  2. sure up
  3. sure, Jan
  4. sure-enough
  5. sure-fire
  6. sure-footed
  7. sure-footedness
  8. sure-handed
  9. sure-handedly
  10. sure-handedness
  11. sureball

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Adapted from Wiktionary: sure-footed (page history and authors); surefooted (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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