surefooted

[shoor-foot-id, shur-]

adjective

not likely to stumble, slip, or fall.

proceeding surely; unerring: his surefooted pursuit of success.

Origin:
1625–35; sure + foot + -ed³

Related forms

sure·foot·ed·ly, adverb

sure·foot·ed·ness, noun

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Surefooted is always a great word to know.

So is doohickey. Does it mean:

a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.

an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.

WordNet

surefooted
adjective
1.	not liable to stumble or fall; "on surefooted donkeys"
2.	not liable to error in judgment or action; "most surefooted of the statesmen who dealt with the depression"- Walter Lippman; "demonstrates a surefooted storytelling talent"- Michiko Kakutani [syn: confident]

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