sure-footed

sure-foot·ed

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [shoo r, shur foo t-id]
- /ʃʊər, ʃɜr ˈfʊt ɪd/
- /ʃʊə(r) fʊt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [shoo r, shur foo t-id]
- /ʃʊər, ʃɜr ˈfʊt ɪd/

Definitions of sure-footed word

adjective sure-footed not likely to stumble, slip, or fall. 1
adjective sure-footed proceeding surely; unerring: his surefooted pursuit of success. 1
adjective sure-footed A person or animal that is sure-footed can move easily over steep or uneven ground without falling. 0
adjective sure-footed If someone is sure-footed, they are confident in what they are doing. 0
adjective sure-footed unlikely to fall, slip, or stumble 0
adjective sure-footed not likely to err or fail, as in judgment 0

See all 8 definitions of sure-footed

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Origin of sure-footed

First appearance:

before 1625

One of the 42% oldest English words

First recorded in 1625-35; sure + foot + -ed3

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Parts of speech for Sure-footed

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Sure-footed

sure-footed popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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