"surefooted" meaning in All languages combined

See surefooted on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more surefooted [comparative], most surefooted [superlative]
Etymology: sure + footed Etymology templates: {{compound|en|sure|footed}} sure + footed Head templates: {{en-adj}} surefooted (comparative more surefooted, superlative most surefooted)
  1. Walking steadily, without stumbling; capable of finding good footing. Translations (walking steadily): vastvoetig (Dutch), con paso firme (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-surefooted-en-adj-QnWUZYXr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 97 3 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 97 3 Disambiguation of 'walking steadily': 99 1
  2. Confident and capable. Translations (confident): zelfzeker (Dutch), zelfverzekerd (Dutch), que anda seguro (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-surefooted-en-adj-GUgq2Nhh Disambiguation of 'confident': 3 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: sure-footed

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for surefooted meaning in All languages combined (2.6kB)

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