"sure-footed" meaning in English

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      "form": "more sure-footed",
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    {
      "form": "most sure-footed",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
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        {
          "ref": "1951 July, “British Standard Locomotives”, in Railway Magazine, page 439:",
          "text": "7. Engines to be made as sure footed as possible by high factors of adhesion, sensitive regulator, and efficient sanding gear.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1960 May, Cecil J. Allen, “Locomotive Running Past and Present”, in Trains Illustrated, page 285:",
          "text": "Over a road of such gradients, this is a very substantial weight for a Class \"6\" engine, and especially one with the not too sure-footed propensities of a Bulleid Pacific.",
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        "Alternative form of surefooted"
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  "word": "sure-footed"
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    {
      "form": "more sure-footed",
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        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most sure-footed",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
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  "pos": "adj",
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        {
          "ref": "1951 July, “British Standard Locomotives”, in Railway Magazine, page 439:",
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          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1960 May, Cecil J. Allen, “Locomotive Running Past and Present”, in Trains Illustrated, page 285:",
          "text": "Over a road of such gradients, this is a very substantial weight for a Class \"6\" engine, and especially one with the not too sure-footed propensities of a Bulleid Pacific.",
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  "word": "sure-footed"
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